Balitai Town () is a town in southwestern Jinnan District, Tianjin, China. It is located to the south of Haitang Subdistrict and Xinzhuang Town, west of Xiaozhan and Beizhakou Towns, north of Zhongtang Town, as well as east of Dasi and Wangwenzhuang Towns. It also contains an exclave of Beizhakou Town in the eastern portion. In 2010, the town is home to 59,177 inhabitants.
The name "Balitai" literally means "Eight Li Platform".
History +Timetable of Balitai TownTimeStatusWithinQing DynastyJinghai County, Hejian Prefecture1912 - 1948Tianjin County1948 - 1949Part of 1st District1949 - 1953Part of 6th District1953 - 1956Xiqing District, Tianjin1956 - 1959Xi Xiaozhan Township1959 - 1961Part of Xiaozhan People's CommuneHexi District, Tianjin1961 - 1984Balitai People's CommuneNanjiao District, Tianjin1984 - 1986Balitai TownshipXi Xiaozhan Township1986 - 1992Balitai TownshipShuangzha Township1992 - 1995Balitai TownShuangzha TownshipJinnan District, Tianjin1995 - 2001Balitai TownShuangzha Town2001 - presentBalitai Town
Administrative divisions At the end of 2022, there are 27 subdivisions within Balitai Town, consisting of 12 residential communities and 15 villages. They are listed as follows:
Communities
Xinchun (新春) Balifang (八里坊) Bigui Yuan Diyi (碧桂园第一) Jinjiao (金桥) Pinhu Yuan (品湖苑) Haitian (海天) Lanhai (澜海) Bigui Yuan Di'er (碧桂园第二) Shuanghui Yuan (双辉园) Huixiu Tingyuan (汇秀庭苑) Balitai Gongye Yuanqu(八里台工业园区) Taida Weidianzi Gongye Qu(泰达微电子工业区)
Villages
Balitai (八里台) Juge Zhuang (巨葛庄) Dasun Zhuang (大孙庄) Dahan Zhuang (大韩庄) Tuanwa (团洼) Xi Xiaozhan (西小站) Xiaohuang Zhuang (小黄庄) Heshundi (和顺地) Pan Jiawa (潘家洼) Shuangzha (双闸) Zhong Yi (中义) Nan Yi (南义) Mao Jiagou (毛家沟) Liu Jiagou (刘家沟) Bei Zhongtang (北中塘)
See also
List of township-level divisions of Tianjin
References