Gaoling 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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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 ...
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China. Situated niorth of
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 ...
, it shares border with Bakeshiying Town to its north,
Gubeikou Town to its northeast,
Taishitun Town to its southeast, and
Bulaotun Town to its west. The population of Gaoling was 9,967 as of 2020.
The name Gaoling can be translated as "Tall Mountain", and is referring to Gaoling Village, where the town's government is located in.
History
Administrative divisions
By the end of 2021, these 23 subdivisions constituted Gaoling Town:
Transportation
The town is primarily connected to the outside through
Beijing–Tongliao railway and Liuxin Road.
Gallery
File:China (3998197272).jpg, Section of the Great Wall near Xinzhuang Village, 2008
File:上甸子站内的自动观测设备.jpg, Interior of Shangdianzi Weather Station, 2016
See also
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List of township-level divisions of Beijing
References
Miyun District
Towns in Beijing
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