Mujiayu 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 ...
located in the
Miyun District
Miyun District () is situated in northeast Beijing. It has an area of and a population of 460,800 (2010 Census). Miyun District government seat is located in Gulou Subdistrict.
History
Miyun was one of the places where Warlord Feng Yuxiang s ...
of
Beijing
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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 ...
,
China. It is situated at the south of
Miyun Reservoir. The town shares border with
Bulaotun Town in its north,
Taishitun Town in its northeast,
Jugezhuang
Jugezhuang Town () is a town located in the Miyun District of Beijing, China. it is on the north of a mountainous region. The town is located to the south of Mujiayu and Taishitun Towns, west of Dachengzi Town, north of Dahuashan and Dongsha ...
and
Henanzhai Towns in its south,
Tanying Ethnic Township and
Gulou Subdistrict in its southwest, and
Xiwengzhuang Town in its west. In 2020, it was home to 23,084 inhabitants.
The town was given the name Mujiayu () for it being the supposed homeland of
Mu Guiying, a legendary Chinese heroine during the
Song dynasty
The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the res ...
.
History
Administrative divisions
So far in 2021, Mujiayu Town consists of 25 subdivisions, including 3
communities and 22
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 ...
. They are listed in the table below:
Transportaion
Mujiayu Town is connected to
Beijing-Chengde Expressway.
Beijing–Chengde railway and
China National Highway 101
China National Highway 101 is a major trunk route connecting Beijing to Shenyang, Liaoning. In Beijing it is known as Jingshun Road () or Jingmi Road () for connecting central Beijing to Shunyi District and Miyun District, although the actual r ...
also pass through it.
Beijing Miyun Mujiayu Airport (
IATA: YUN) is located here.
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 div ...
References
Miyun District
Towns in Beijing
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