Hexi District, Tianjin

Hexi District (simplified Chinese: 河西区; traditional Chinese: 河西區; pinyin: Héxī Qū; lit. 'west of the (Hai) River")' is a district in the south-western corner of urban Tianjin, People's Republic of China. It is bordered by Heping District in the north-west, Hedong District to the north-east and Nankai District to the west.

Hexi 河西区
District
Tianjin Amusement Park within Hexi District
Coordinates (Hexi government): 39°06′34″N 117°13′24″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Municipality	Tianjin
Township-level divisions	13 subdistricts
Area
• Total	37 km^2 (14 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Tianjin district map	Subdivisions of Tianjin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16   Core districts See inset 1 Heping 2 Hedong 3 Hexi 4 Nankai 5 Hebei 6 Hongqiao   Suburbs 7 Dongli 8 Xiqing 9 Jinnan 10 Beichen   Binhai and   Rural 13 Binhai 14 Ninghe 11 Wuqing 15 Jinghai 12 Baodi 16 Ji Zhou
Website	www.tjhx.gov.cn

Administrative divisions

There are 13 subdistricts in the district:[1]

Name	Chinese (S)	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2010)[2]	Area (km^2)
Dayingmen Subdistrict	大营门街道	Dàyíngmén Jiēdào	28,358	0.99
Xiawafang Subdistrict	下瓦房街道	Xiàwǎfáng Jiēdào	49,767	1.693
Taoyuan Subdistrict	桃园街道	Táoyuán Jiēdào	51,061	1.4
Guajiasi Subdistrict	挂甲寺街道	Guàjiǎsì Jiēdào	88,190	2.63
Machang Subdistrict	马场街道	Mǎchǎng Jiēdào	54,949	4.12
Yuexiu Road Subdistrict	越秀路街道	Yuèxiùlù Jiēdào	76,409	3.69
Youyi Road Subdistrict	友谊路街道	Yǒuyìlù Jiēdào	77,883	2.87
Tianta Subdistrict	天塔街道	Tiāntǎ Jiēdào	83,753	3.28
Jianshan Subdistrict	尖山街道	Jiānshān Jiēdào	91,767	6.36
Chentangzhuang Subdistrict	陈塘庄街道	Chéntángzhuāng Jiēdào	59,256	5.9
Liulin Subdistrict	柳林街道	Liǔlín Jiēdào	101,679	4.2
Donghai Subdistrict	东海街道	Dōnghǎi Jiēdào	80,013	2.12
Meijiang Subdistrict	梅江街道	Méijiāng Jiēdào	27,547	2.6

Transportation

Metro

Hexi is currently served by two metro lines operated by Tianjin Metro:

•      Line 1 - Caijingdaxue, Huashanli, Fuxingmen, Chentangzhuang, Tucheng, Nanlou, Xiawafang
•      Line 3 - Wujiayao

Educational institutions

Major secondary schools

• Tianjin Experimental High School
• Tianjin Haihe High School
• Tianjin High School Affiliated to Beijing Normal University
• Tianjin No.4 High School
• Tianjin No.41 High School
• Tianjin No.42 High School
• Tianjin Xinhua High School

International schools

• Tianjin International School

Universities

• Tianjin Foreign Studies University
• Tianjin University of Finance and Economics
• Tianjin University of Science and Technology
• Tianjin University of Sport (Satellite campus, main campus in Jinghai.)
• Tianjin University of Technology and Education

Attractions

• Tianjin Amusement Park
• Tianjin Grand Theatre
• Jiefang South Park
• People's Park

Footnotes

1. 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：河西区 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on 2012-10-01. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
2. Census Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China; Population and Employment Statistics Division of the National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China (2012). 中国2010人口普查分乡、镇、街道资料 (1 ed.). Beijing: China Statistics Print. ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.