Shilipu 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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Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...
,
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
. Situated along the
China National Highway 101
China National Highway 101 is a major trunk route connecting Beijing to Shenyang, Liaoning. In Beijing it is known as Jingshun Road () or Jingmi Road () for connecting central Beijing to Shunyi District and Miyun District, although the actual roa ...
, it shares border with
Xitiangezhuang
Xitiangezhuang Town () is a town located in the Miyun District of Beijing, China. It lies on the north of Bai River's alluvial plain. The town borders Shicheng Town in the north, Xiwengzhuang and Miyun Towns in the east, Shilipu Town in the so ...
and
Miyun Towns in its north,
Guoyuan Subdistrict
Guoyuan Subdistrict () is a subdistrict located in the Miyun District of Beijing, China. It is located in the west bank of Bai River. The subdistrict borders Miyun Town
Miyun Town () is a town in Miyun District, Beijing, China. Situated near t ...
and
Henanzhai Town in its east, and
Beifang Town in its southwest. As of 2020, it had 29,824 people residing under its administration.
Its name Shilipu () is derived from the fact that the village which the town was named after was ten Chinese miles away from the county's government building during the
Qing dynasty
The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speak ...
.
History
Administrative divisions
As of 2021, Shilipu Town was divided into 17 subdivisions, more specifically 5
communities
A community is a Level of analysis, social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place (geography), place, Norm (social), norms, religion, values, Convention (norm), customs, or Identity (social science), identity. Communiti ...
and 12
villages
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
. They are, by the order of the 2021 Administrative Division Codes:
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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