Nankou Town () is a
town
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The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
situated on the northwestern corner 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 and west, Nankou borders Badaling and Jingzhuang Towns in its north, Chengnan Subdistrict and Shisanling Town in its east, Machikou and Liucun Towns in its south, and Ruiyunguan Township in its west. In 2020, it had 82,146 people under its administration.
The area got its name Nankou (), from a fortified pass south of
Juyong Pass
Juyong Pass () is a mountain pass located in the Changping District of Beijing Municipality, over from central Beijing. The Great Wall of China passes through, and the Cloud Platform was built here in the year 1342.
Mountain pass
Geography ...
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History
Administrative divisions
As of 2021, Nankou Town had 39 subdivisions within its borders, composed of 11
communities
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villages
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Gallery
File:居庸关长城 - panoramio (1).jpg, Juyong Pass
Juyong Pass () is a mountain pass located in the Changping District of Beijing Municipality, over from central Beijing. The Great Wall of China passes through, and the Cloud Platform was built here in the year 1342.
Mountain pass
Geography ...
and surrounding section of the Great Wall
The Great Wall of China (, literally "ten thousand Li (unit), ''li'' long wall") is a series of fortifications in China. They were built across the historical northern borders of ancient Chinese states and Imperial China as protection agains ...
, 2012
File:Beijing-Lhasa Expressway near Nankou, Changping, Beijing.jpg, Part of Beijing-Lhasa Expressway near Nankou, 2016
File:Entrance for Yilu Garden.jpg, Entrance of Yilu Garden, 2018
File:Beijing Vacuum Flask Industrial Company (20201201132507).jpg, Beijing Vacuum Flask Industrial Company, 2020
Transport
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Nankou railway station
Nankou railway station () is a railway station in Nankou, Changping District, Beijing. The station was opened in 1906.
Service
This station is served exclusively by Line S2 of the Beijing Suburban Railway
BCR (''Beijing City Rail'') ...
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
{{Subdivisions of Changping District, Beijing
Changping District
Towns in Beijing
Areas of Beijing