Gaoling Town () is a

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located in the

Miyun District Miyun District () is situated in northeast Beijing. It has an area of and a population of 527,683 (2020 Census). Its government seat is located in Gulou Subdistrict, Beijing, Gulou Subdistrict. History Miyun was one of the places where Warlo ...

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. Situated niorth of Miyun Reservoir, it shares border with Bakeshiying Town to its north, Gubeikou Town to its northeast, Taishitun Town to its southeast, and Bulaotun Town to its west. The population of Gaoling was 9,967 as of 2020. The name Gaoling can be translated as "Tall Mountain", and is referring to Gaoling Village, where the town's government is located in.

History

Administrative divisions

By the end of 2021, these 23 subdivisions constituted Gaoling Town:

Climate

Transportation

The town is primarily connected to the outside through Beijing–Tongliao railway and Liuxin Road.

Gallery

File:China (3998197272).jpg, Section of the Great Wall near Xinzhuang Village, 2008 File:上甸子站内的自动观测设备.jpg, Interior of Shangdianzi Weather Station, 2016

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