Shahe Town ( zh, s=沙河镇, p=Shāhé Zhèn) 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 ...
in
Changping District
Changping District (), formerly Changping County (), is a district situated in the suburbs of north and northwest Beijing. Changping has a population of 2,269,487 as of November 2020, making it the most populous suburban district of Beijing.
Hist ...
,
Beijing
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,
China
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. It shares border with Nanshao Town to the north, Baishan and Beiqijia Towns to the east,
Shigezhuang Subdistrict
Shigezhuang Subdistrict () is a subdistrict situated on southern Changping District, Beijing, China. It borders Shahe Town to the north, Dingxiaokou Town to the east, Huilongguan and Longzeyuan Subdistricts to the southeast, and Xibeiwang Town ...
and Dongxiaokou Town to the south,
Xibeiwang and
Shangzhuang Towns to the southwest, and
Machikou Town to the west. In the year 2020, its population was 294,408.
The area was named after three rivers: Nansha, Beisha, and Dongsha. They flow together to form Wenyu River in the east of the area.
History
Administrative divisions
In 2021, Shahe Town was formed by 46 subdivisions, with 24
communities
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and 22
villages
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:
Gallery
File:中国北京市昌平区 China Beijing, Changping District, China Xinjia - panoramio.jpg, Residential neighborhood on the northwest of the area, 2011
File:沙河水库 2.jpg, Shahe Reservoir, 2018
File:Beijing Chinese Language and Culture College (20200411120228).jpg, Beijing Chinese Language and Culture College, 2020
File:Exterior of Shahe Station (20220407141518).jpg, Shahe Station of Beijing Subway, 2022
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
Changping District
Towns in Beijing
Areas of Beijing
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