Shilipu 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
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 ...
of
Beijing
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,
China
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. Situated along the
China National Highway 101, it shares border with
Xitiangezhuang
Xitiangezhuang Town () is a town located in the Miyun District of Beijing, China. It lies on the north of Bai River's alluvial plain. The town borders Shicheng Town in the north, Xiwengzhuang and Miyun Towns in the east, Shilipu Town in the sout ...
and
Miyun Town
Miyun Town () is a town in Miyun District, Beijing, China. Situated near the Bai River, It borders Xiwengzhuang Town to its north, Tanying Ethnic Township and Gulou Subdistrict to its east, Guoyuan Subdistrict and Shilipu Town to its south, a ...
s in its north,
Guoyuan Subdistrict and
Henanzhai Town in its east, and
Beifang Town in its southwest. As of 2020, it had 29,824 people residing under its administration.
Its name Shilipu () is derived from the fact that the village which the town was named after was ten Chinese miles away from the county's government building during the
Qing dynasty
The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China and an early modern empire in East Asia. The last imperial dynasty in Chinese history, the Qing dynasty was preceded by the ...
.
History
Administrative divisions
As of 2021, Shilipu Town was divided into 17 subdivisions, more specifically 5
communities
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and 12
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 ...
. They are, by the order of the 2021 Administrative Division Codes:
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
Miyun District
Towns in Beijing
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