Yongding Town () is a

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that the southeastern corner of

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 ...

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. It borders Longquan Town, Dayu and Guangning Subdistricts in the north,

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in the east, Wangzuo Town and Beigong Town in the south, Tanzhesi Town in the west, and has an exclave north of Tanzhesi Town. It had 106,112 people living within its borders as of 2020. The area was named Yongding () after the

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that passes through it.

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As of 2021, Yongding Area had direct jurisdiction over 51 subdivisions, of which 27 were

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and 24 were

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* Jietai Temple

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{{Subdivisions of Mentougou District, Beijing Mentougou District Towns in Beijing

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