Cuicun 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 ...
within
Changping District
Changping District (), formerly Changping County (), is a district situated in the suburbs of north and northwest Beijing.
History
Changping County and Jundu County which administered the area were established in the Han Dynasty. Changping was i ...
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Beijing
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China
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. Bounded by part of
Taihang Mountain Range to its north, Cuicun borders Yanshou Town in its north, Xingshou Town in its east,
Xiaotangshan and Baishan Towns in its south, as well as
Nanshao and Shisanling Towns in its west. The result of the 2020 census indicated that the town was home to 24,630 inhabitants.
The name of this town literally translates to "Cui's Village", and it was given for the town government's location between the Dongcui and Xicui Villages.
History
Administrative divisions
By 2021, Cuicun Town had the following 12
villages
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under its administration:
Gallery
File:Changping, Beijing, China - panoramio - jetsun (29).jpg, Mang Mountain Tourist Site northwest of the town, 2009
File:大辛峰村 - Daxinfeng Village - 2015.08 - panoramio.jpg, Entrance of Daxinfeng Village, 2015
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
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