Xitiangezhuang Town () is a

town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

located in the

Miyun District Miyun District () is situated in northeast Beijing. It has an area of and a population of 527,683 (2020 Census). Its government seat is located in Gulou Subdistrict, Beijing, Gulou Subdistrict. History Miyun was one of the places where Warlo ...

Beijing Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's List of national capitals by population, most populous national capital city as well as ...

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. It lies on the north of Bai River's

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. The town borders Shicheng Town in the north, Xiwengzhuang and

Miyun Town Miyun Town () is a town in Miyun District, Beijing, China. Situated near the Bai River, It borders Xiwengzhuang Town to its north, Tanying Ethnic Township and Gulou Subdistrict to its east, Guoyuan Subdistrict and Shilipu Town to its south, a ...

s in the east, Shilipu Town in the south, as well as

Beifang Beifang Town () is a town located on the southeastern portion of Huairou District, Beijing, China. It shares border with Huaibei and Xitiangezhuang Towns to its north, Shilibao and Henanzhai Towns to its east, Mulin and Yangsong Towns to its sou ...

and Huaibei Towns in the west. It had a total population of 33,702 as of 2020. The name Xitiangezhuang () comes from Xitiangezhuang Village, the place where the town's government is seated.

History

Administrative divisions

At the time of writing, Xitiangezhuang Town comprised 37 subdivisions, with these 3

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and 34

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History

Administrative divisions

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