Dahuashan Town () is a
town
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The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
situated on the northwestern part of
Pinggu District,
Beijing
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,
China
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. Its southern portion is an
alluvial plain
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, and is surrounded by mountains on the other three directions. The town shares border with Jugezhuang and Dachengzi Towns to its north, Zhenluoying Town and Xiong'erzhai Township to its east, Wangxinzhuang Town to its south, as well as Liujiadian and Dongshaoqu Towns to its west. As of 2020, it had a population of 15,209.
The name Dahuashan () refers to the Dahua Mountain on the east of the town.
History
Administrative divisions
By the end of 2021, Dahuashan Town was divided into these 20
villages
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:
Gallery
File:北京平谷老象峰 - panoramio - Tiger@西北 (2).jpg, Trails on Laoxiang Mountain, 2010
File:北京平谷虎爪峰 - panoramio.jpg, Huzhao Mountain, 2010
See also
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List of township-level divisions of Beijing
This is a list of township-level divisions of the municipality of Beijing, People's Republic of China (PRC). After province, prefecture, and county-level divisions, township-level divisions constitute the formal fourth-level administrative divi ...
References
{{Subdivisions of Pinggu District, Beijing
Pinggu District
Towns in Beijing