Zhoukoudian Area () is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
and an area located on the east
Fangshan District
Fangshan District () is situated in the southwest of Beijing, away from downtown Beijing. It has an area of and a population of 814,367 (2000 Census). The district is divided into 8 subdistricts, 14 towns, and 6 townships.
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Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...
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China. It borders Nanjiao and Fozizhuang Townships to its north,
Xiangyang,
Chengguan and
Yingfeng Subdistricts to its east, Shilou and Hangcunhe Towns to its south, and Xiayunling Town to its west. Its population was 41,868 in the 2020 census.
History
Administrative Divisions
In 2021, Zhoukoudian Area was formed by 29 subdivisions, of those 5 were
communities and 24 were
villages
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
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Landmark
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Zhoukoudian Peking Man Site
See also
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List of township-level divisions of Beijing
References
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Fangshan District
Towns in Beijing