Bulaotun Town () is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
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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,
China
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. It lies between part of
Yan Mountain Range and
Miyun Reservoir
Miyun Reservoir () is a large-scale reservoir in Miyun District, Beijing, China, straddling the Chao River (潮河) and Bai River (白河). There are two major rivers flowing into the reservoir, namely the Bai River and the Chao River. The rese ...
. The town borders Mayingzi Manchu Ethnic Township to the north,
Gaoling Town to the east,
Xiwengzhuang
Xiwengzhuang Town () is a town located in the Miyun District of Beijing, China. Situated on the southwest of the Miyun Reservoir, it borders Shicheng and Bulaotun Towns to the north, Mujiayu Town to the east, Miyun Town to the south, and Xitian ...
and
Mujiayu Towns to the south, as well as
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
Fengjiayu Towns to the west. In 2020, it was home to 12,705 inhabitants.
This town's name Bulaotun () originates from a local legend about a farmer encountering two
immortals
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during his woodcutting trip in the mountains.
History
Administrative divisions
In the year 2021, Bulaotun Town consisted of 28 subdivisions, with 2
communities
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and 26
villages
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. They are listed as followed:
Transportation
Liuxin Road runs through the town.
See also
*
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
Miyun District
Towns in Beijing
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