Shahe Area () is one of the four areas of
Changping District
Changping District (), formerly Changping County (), is a district situated in the suburbs of north and northwest Beijing.
History
Changping County and Jundu County which administered the area were established in the Han Dynasty. Changping was i ...
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China. It shares border with Nanshao Town to the north, Baishan and Beiqijia Towns to the east,
Shigezhuang Subdistrict and Dongxiaokou Town to the south,
Xibeiwang and
Shangzhuang Towns to the southwest, and
Machikou Town to the west. In the year 2020, its population was 294,408.
The area was named after three rivers: Nansha, Beisha, and Dongsha. They flow together to form Wenyu River in the east of the area.
History
Administrative divisions
In 2021, Shahe Area was formed by 46 subdivisions, with 24
communities and 22
villages
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Gallery
File:中国北京市昌平区 China Beijing, Changping District, China Xinjia - panoramio.jpg, Residential neighborhood on the northwest of the area, 2011
File:沙河水库 2.jpg, Shahe Reservoir, 2018
File:Beijing Chinese Language and Culture College (20200411120228).jpg, Beijing Chinese Language and Culture College, 2020
File:Exterior of Shahe Station (20220407141518).jpg, Shahe Station of Beijing Subway, 2022
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 div ...
References
Changping District
Towns in Beijing
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