Xiwengzhuang 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. Situated on the southwest of the
Miyun Reservoir, it borders
Shicheng Shicheng may refer to:
* Shicheng, Beijing, in Miyun District, Beijing, China
* Shicheng County, in Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province, China
* Shicheng (Zhejiang)
Shicheng () is an ancient underwater city situated under Qiandao Lake in Chun'an County, ...
and
Bulaotun Towns to the north,
Mujiayu Town to the east,
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, ...
to the south, and
Xitiangezhuang Town to the west. In the year 2020, its population was 20,438.
This town got the name Xiwengzhuang () due to its government being located in Xiwengzhuang Village.
History
Administrative divisions
The table below lists all 22 subdivisions of Xiwengzhuang Town by the end of 2021, including 8
communities and 14
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 ...
:
Gallery
File:云龙涧风景区附近 - panoramio.jpg, Yunlongjian on the west of the town, 2010
File:Miyun, Beijing, China - panoramio (22).jpg, Building along the Shuiku South Line, 2013
File:Valley-and-water.jpg - panoramio.jpg, River Valley around Dayugou, 2013
File:Miyun Reservoir 2019.jpg, Miyun Reservoir, 2019
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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