Yancun Town () is a
town situated in the eastern part of
Fangshan District,
Beijing,
China
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. It borders
Xinzhen Subdistrict Xinzhen (新镇) could refer to the following locations in China:
* Xinzhen Subdistrict, Fangshan District, Beijing
* Xinzhen, Hebei, in Wen'an County
* Xinzhen, Henan
Xinzhen () is a town in Xun County in northern Henan province, China, locat ...
and Qinglonghu Town in its north,
Xilu,
Gongchen Subdistricts and
Liangxiang Town in its east, Doudian Town in the south,
Chengguan Subdistrict in the west, and contains
Xingcheng Subdistrict as well as an exclave of
Xinzhen Subdistrict Xinzhen (新镇) could refer to the following locations in China:
* Xinzhen Subdistrict, Fangshan District, Beijing
* Xinzhen, Hebei, in Wen'an County
* Xinzhen, Henan
Xinzhen () is a town in Xun County in northern Henan province, China, locat ...
within. It is home to 77,621 residents as of 2020.
The name came to be during the reign of
Yongle Emperor of
Ming dynasty. At the time eight families with the surname
Yan moved here from Zhuozhou, and thus the settlement was known as Yancun ().
History
Administrative Divisions
In 2021, there were 30 subdivisions within Yancun Town, including 8
communities
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and 22
villages:
See also
*
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
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Fangshan District
Towns in Beijing