Dasungezhuang Town () is a

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than city, cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares ...

situated on the southeastern portion of

Shunyi District Shunyi District () is an administrative district of Beijing, located to the northeast of the city's urban core. As of 2014, the population of the district is around 983,000, of which approximately 601,000 have local residency permits. The Beiji ...

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. It shares border with Zhang Town in its north, Machangying and Mafang Towns in its east, Gaolou Town in its south, Beiwu and Yang Towns in the west. In 2020, it was home to 23,712 residents. Dasungezhuang was originally known as Dasonggezhuang () during the

Ming dynasty The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last ort ...

, which referred to the pine forest surrounding the settlement.

History

Administrative divisions

In the year 2021, Dasungezhuang Town was composed of 39

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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{{Subdivisions of Shunyi District, Beijing Towns in Beijing Shunyi District

History

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