Guangning Subdistrict () is a

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that makes up the northwestern corner of

Shijingshan District Shijingshan District () is an urban district of the city of Beijing. It lies to the west of the urban core of Beijing, and is part of the Western Hills area, bordering the districts of Haidian to the northeast and east, Fengtai to the south, an ...

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. It borders Wulituo Subdistrict to the north, Jinding Street Subdistrict to the east,

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to the south, and

Mentougou District Mentougou District () is a district of the city of Beijing. It is at the western part of the city. Spanning , with 392,606 inhabitants (2020 Census), it is subdivided into 4 subdistricts and 9 towns. It borders the Beijing districts of Changping ...

to the west. As of 2020, it had a total of 14,684 inhabitants. The name Guangning () comes from Count of Guangning of the

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, who was buried here after his death.

History

Administrative Division

In 2021, Guangning Subdistrict was administreatively divided into 5

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, which were listed in the table below:

References

Shijingshan District Subdistricts of Beijing {{Beijing-geo-stub

History

Administrative Division

See also

References