- Source: Shuanggang, Tianjin
Shuanggang Town (simplified Chinese: 双港镇; traditional Chinese: 雙港鎮; pinyin: Shuānggǎng Zhèn), or Shuangjiang Town as pronounced by the locals, is a town in Jinnan District, Tianjin, China. It borders Wanxin and Xinli Subdistricts to its north, Xinzhuang Town to its east, Haitang Subdistrict to its south, Dasi Town and Taihulu Subdistrict to its west, as well as Liulin Subdistrict to its northwest. It also contains two subdistricts within: Shuangxin and Shuanglin. As of 2010, it has 103,185 inhabitants under its administration.
The name "Shuanggang" can be literally translated as "Two Ports". The Tianjin TEDA Company started operating its first waste-incineration power plant within the town on 16 December 2004.
History
The area was part of Shuanggang People's Commune during the 1960s and 70s. In 1983, it was transformed into Shuanggang Township. In 1992, the township became Shuanggang Town under Jinnan District.
Administrative divisions
At the end of 2022, Shuanggang Town is divided into 32 subdivisions, consisting of 16 residential communities and 16 villages. They are showed in the following list:
See also
List of township-level divisions of Tianjin