Zhongcang Subdistrict () is a
subdistrict A subdistrict or sub-district is an administrative division that is generally smaller than a district.
Equivalents
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and the seat of
Tongzhou District,
Beijing. It borders Xinhua Subdistrict to its north, Tongyun Subdistrict to its east, Yuqian Subdistrict to its south, and Beiyuan Subdistrict to its west. As of 2020, it had 66,903 people residing under its administration.
During the
Ming and
Qing dynasties, this region had an imperial granary for keeping foods transported through the
Grand Canal, and as a result the region began to be known as Zhongcang ().
History
In December of 1948, four townships of Tongxian were separated and merged to form Tongzhou City. It was then changed to a county-administered town in 1950. In 1997, Tongzhou Town was dissolved, and the former Dongcheng and Nancheng Subdistricts were combined to form Zhongcang Subdistrict.
Administrative divisions
In 2021, the subdistrict was made up of 13
residential communities:
Gallery
File:潞河醫院窗外 - panoramio.jpg, View of the urban area taken from Luhe Hospital, 2012
File:CRH5A-5116 at Grand Canal Bridge (20210222165750).jpg, Grand Canal Bridge on southeast of the subdistrict, 2021
File:Tongzhou Railway Station (20220607093426).jpg, Tongzhou Railway Station, 2022
File:Tongzhou No. 6 High School (20220607093917).jpg, Tongzhou No.6 High School, 2022
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
Tongzhou District, Beijing
Subdistricts of Beijing
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