Henanzhai 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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. Situated at the northwest of Ligu Mountain, the town shares border with
Gulou Subdistrict and
Mujiayu Town in the north,
Jugezhuang
Jugezhuang Town () is a town located in the Miyun District of Beijing, China. it is on the north of a mountainous region. The town is located to the south of Mujiayu and Taishitun Towns, west of Dachengzi Town, north of Dahuashan and Dongshaoq ...
and
Dongshaoqu Towns in the east,
Mulin 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 south ...
and
Shilipu Towns in the west. In the year 2020, the census counted 24,155 residents for this town.
The town got its name Henanzhai () for its location south of Chao River.
History
Administrative divisions
In 2021, Henanzhai Town was made up of 31 subdivisions, where 3 were
communities
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and 28 were
villages
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. They are listed as followed:
Transportation
Beijing-Chengde Expressway and Miyun-Shunyi Highway passes through the town.
Miyun railway station
Miyun railway station (), formerly known as Miyun East railway station (), is a railway station of Beijing-Shenyang high-speed railway located in Miyun District, Beijing
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Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the c ...
on
Beijing–Shenyang high-speed railway
Beijing–Shenyang high-speed railway is a -long high-speed rail line of the China Railway High-speed between Beijing and Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning province. It is a section of the Beijing–Harbin high-speed railway.
The line was intend ...
is located in Henanzhai Town.
Gallery
File:中级和初级雪道岔路口 Crossing Of Mid And Entry Level Ski Trail (24202173).jpeg, Ski Trails in Beijing Nanshan Ski Resort on the southeast of the town, 2013
File:Miyun, Beijing, China - panoramio (24).jpg, Snow day, 2014
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
Miyun District
Towns in Beijing
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