Xibeiwang Area () is an area and a

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on the northeast of

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. It borders Shigezhuang Subdistrict, Shahe and Shangzhuang Towns to its north, Huilongguan, Qinghe,

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and Malianwa Subdistricts to its east, Qinglongqiao and Xiangshan Subdistricts to its south,

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and Sujiatuo Towns to its west. The population of Xibeiwangg was 164,795 in 2020. The name Xibeiwang is a corruption of Xibaiwang (), a name of this region given for its location west of Baiwang Mountain. The mountain, in turn, gets its name for the fact that its peak can supposedly still be visible from a hundred Chinese miles away.

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Administrative Divisions

As of 2021, Xibeiwangg Area included 32 subdivisions, with 17 being

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, 8 being

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and 7 being residential areas for stock economic

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{{Subdivisions of Haidian District, Beijing Haidian District Towns in Beijing Areas of Beijing

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