Lucheng Town () is a town of
Tongzhou District in the eastern suburbs of
Beijing
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, located east of Tiananmen Square. It borders Songzhuang Town to the north, Chaobai River to the east, Xiji and Zhangjiawan Towns to the south, Yongshun Town, Luyuan and Luyi Subdistricts to the west. As of 2020, it had a population of 69,288.
The name Lucheng was inherited from Lu County that was first established during the
Eastern Han dynasty
The Han dynasty (, ; ) was an imperial dynasty of China (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD), established by Liu Bang (Emperor Gao) and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) and a warr ...
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History
Administration divisions
In the year 2021, the town was divided into 54
villages
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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
Towns in Beijing
Tongzhou District, Beijing
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