Xinjiekou Subdistrict, Beijing
Xinjiekou Subdistrict
新街口街道 | |
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Xinjiekou Subdistrict, Beijing, 2017 | |
| Coordinates: 39°56′30″N 116°21′53″E / 39.94167°N 116.36472°E | |
| Country | China |
| Municipality | Beijing |
| District | Xicheng |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.7 km2 (1.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 84,866 |
| • Density | 23,000/km2 (59,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 100035 |
| Area code | 010 |
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Xinjiekou (Chinese: 新街口; pinyin: Xīnjiēkǒu) is a subdistrict of Xicheng District (西城区) of Beijing, China. As of 2020, the subdistrict has a total population of 84,866.
The subdistrict got its name from a section of road on the eastern portion of Xizhimennei Avenue, which used to be a river port but underwent land reclamation in 1438. The newly created land was settled, and recorded as Xinjiekou (Chinese: 新街口; lit. 'New Intersection') in 1593.