Beichen District (simplified Chinese: 北辰区; traditional Chinese: 北辰區; pinyin: Běichén Qū) is a district of the municipality of Tianjin, People's Republic of China. Before June 1992, the district was named Beijiao District (simplified Chinese: 北郊区; traditional Chinese: 北郊區; pinyin: Běijiāo Qū; lit. 'north suburb'), reflecting its position in the northern suburbs of Tianjin. As the city expanded, it gradually became part of the urban core and was renamed to Beichen.

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Beichen 北辰区
District
Coordinates: 39°13′17″N 117°07′57″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Municipality	Tianjin
Township-level divisions	8 subdistricts 9 towns
Elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	300400
Area code	0022
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	tjbc.gov.cn

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The district occupies approximately 478.5 km² (184.7 sq mi), with a population of 320,000. China National Highway 103 goes through the heart of the district. Beichen District also hosts the North Canal (北运河), a branch of the Hai River.

There are 8 subdistricts and 9 towns in the district:^[1]

Beichen District has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dwa). The average annual temperature in Beichen is 12.7 °C (54.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 524.6 mm (20.65 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 26.7 °C (80.1 °F), and lowest in January, at around −3.8 °C (25.2 °F).