Machangying 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 on the western portion of

Pinggu District Pinggu District (), formerly Pinggu County (), lies in the far east of Beijing Municipality. It has an area of and a population of 396,701 (2000 Census). The district is subdivided into 2 subdistricts, 14 towns, and 2 townships. It borders the Be ...

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. It shares border with

Yukou Crown Prince Yukou (; died 672 BC) was the original heir apparent of Duke Xuan of Chen, the sixteenth ruler of the ancient Chinese state of Chen during the Spring and Autumn period. In 672 BC, the 21st year of his reign, Duke Xuan's favourite ...

and Daxingzhuang Towns in its north, Pinggu Town in its east,

Donggaocun Donggaocun Town () is a town located on the southern edge of Pinggu District, Beijing, China. As a settlement along the Jingping Expressway, It shares border with Machangying and Pinggu Towns to its north, Xiagezhuang Town to its east, Duanjialin ...

and Mafang Towns in its south, as well as

Dasungezhuang Dasungezhuang Town () is a town situated on the southeastern portion of Shunyi District, Beijing. It shares border with Zhang Town in its north, Machangying and Mafang Towns in its east, Gaolou Town in its south, Beiwu and Yang Towns in the west. ...

and Zhang Towns in its west. Its population was 16,794 in 2020. Its name is taken from Machangying Village, where the town's government is situated.

History

Administrative divisions

By the end of 2021, Machangying Town had 18 subdivisions, more specifically 1

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and 17

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. These subdivisions are listed as followed:

References

{{Subdivisions of Pinggu District, Beijing Pinggu District Towns in Beijing

History

Administrative divisions

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