Baishan Town () is a
town
A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city.
The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
located in the eastern part of
Changping District
Changping District (), formerly Changping County (), is a district situated in the suburbs of north and northwest Beijing. Changping has a population of 2,269,487 as of November 2020, making it the most populous suburban district of Beijing.
Hist ...
,
Beijing
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,
China
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. Bounded by part of
Taihang Mountain Range in its north, Baishan is located south of
Nanshao and
Cuicun Towns, west of
Xiaotangshan Town, as well as north and east of
Shahe Town. Its population was 36,546 as of 2020.
History
Administrative divisions
As of the time in writing, Baishan Town consists of 15 subdivisions, more specifically 2
communities
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and 13
villages
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban village ...
:
See also
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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
Changping District
Towns in Beijing
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