Mentougou District () is a district in western

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. Spanning , with 266,591 inhabitants (2000 Census), it is subdivided into 4 subdistricts of the city proper of Beijing and 9 towns (1 of which is a suburb of the city proper of Beijing). It borders the Beijing districts of Changping to the northeast, Haidian and Shijingshan to the east, Fengtai to the southeast, and Fangshan to the south, as well as

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province to the west and northwest. It lies in the Western Hills of Beijing and is mountainous in terrain. In fact, the mountainous terrain—including a hundred or more peaks—occupy a stunning 93% of the entire area. The

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cuts through the eastern, more urbanised section of Mentougou Precinct.

Tourism

Mentougou is gaining popularity as a tourist destination. Among its main sights are Jietai Temple, Tanzhe Temple, Longmen Gully (or Canyon), Mount Baihua, Mount Ling (the highest mountain in Beijing at 2,303 metres), Mount Miaofeng, and the village of Cuandixia.

Transport

Metro

Mentougou District is served by one line of the

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Administrative divisions

There are 4 subdistricts and 6

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with 3 towns of which carry the "area" () label:These towns are officially classified as subdistricts, but as they coincide with the area of the same name, they are commonly named "areas" ()

Education

Climate

Mentougou District has a

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''Dwa''). The average annual temperature in Mentougou is . The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around , and lowest in January, at around .

References

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