Nanfaxin Area () is an area and 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 ...
in western
Shunyi District,
Beijing
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China. It borders Mapo Town and Shuangfeng Subdistrict to its north, Wangquan Subdistrict and Renhe Town to its east, Capital Airport Subdistrict to its south, Houshayu and Gaoliying Towns to its west. The 2020 Chinese census counted 54,195 residents for the area.
The settlement here used to be called Faxin Village, named after the two dominant families, Fa (法) and Xin (信), within the region. During the
Ming dynasty
The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last orthodox dynasty of China ruled by the Han peo ...
, many villagers moved north and established another Faxin Village, so this region was renamed Nanfaxin () to avoid confusion.
History
Administrative divisions
In 2021, Nanfaxin Area was made up of 17 subdivisions, in which 1 was a
community
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and 16 were
villages
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Gallery
File:Beijing Air Catering Co Ltd (20170512135345).jpg, Beijing Air Catering headquarters, 2017
File:Government headquarters of Nanfaxin (20190723114308).jpg, Buildling of Nanfaxin People's Government, 2019
File:Exit A of Nanfaxin Station (20210511170836).jpg, Nanfaxin Station of Beijing Subway, 2021
See also
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List of township-level divisions of Beijing
References
Shunyi District
Towns in Beijing
Areas of Beijing
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