Zhang 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 ...
on the east side of
Shunyi District,
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 ...
. It borders Longwantun Town to the north, Yukou and Machangying Towns to the east,
Dasungezhuang Town to the south, and
Yang Town to the west. In the year 2020, its population was 24,795.
The town's name is referring to the town's origin as a settlement founded by people of the
Zhang family during the
Liao dynasty
The Liao dynasty (; Khitan language, Khitan: ''Mos Jælud''; ), also known as the Khitan Empire (Khitan: ''Mos diau-d kitai huldʒi gur''), officially the Great Liao (), was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China that exi ...
.
History
Administrative divisions
As of 2021, Zhang Town was made up of 31 subdivisions, in which 2 were
communities and 29
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 ...
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See also
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List of township-level divisions of Beijing
References
{{Subdivisions of Shunyi District, Beijing
Towns in Beijing
Shunyi District