Daxingzhuang Town (simplified Chinese: 大兴庄镇; traditional Chinese: 大興莊鎮; pinyin: Dàxīngzhuāng Zhèn) is a town located within Pinggu District, Beijing, China. Situtaed at the alluvial plain of Ru River, it shares border with Wangxinzhuang Town to the northeast, Pinggu Town to the southeast, Machangying Town to the southwest, and Yukou Town to the northwest. Its population was determined to be 23,739 in the 2020 census.[1]

Daxingzhuang Town
大兴庄镇
Government of Daxingzhuang Town
Government of Daxingzhuang Town
Location within Pinggu District
Location within Pinggu District
Daxingzhuang Town is located in Beijing
Daxingzhuang Town
Daxingzhuang Town
Daxingzhuang Town is located in China
Daxingzhuang Town
Daxingzhuang Town
Coordinates: 40°08′39″N 117°02′09″E / 40.14417°N 117.03583°E / 40.14417; 117.03583
CountryChina
MunicipalityBeijing
DistrictPinggu
Village-level Divisions2 communities
18 villages
Area
 • Total24.54 km2 (9.47 sq mi)
Elevation
32 m (105 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total23,739
 • Density970/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
101205
Area code010

The name Daxingzhuang was from Daxingzhuang Village, the place where the town's government is seated.[2]

History edit

Timeline of Daxingzhuang's History[2]
Year Status Within
1958 - 1961 Part of Yukou People's Commune Pinggu County, Beijing
1961 - 1984 Daxingzhuang People's Commune
1984 - 2000 Daxingzhuang Township
2000 - 2002 Daxibgzhuang Town
2002–present Pinggu District, Beijing

Administrative divisions edit

At the end of 2021, Daxingzhuang Town was subdivided 20 divisions, of those 2 were communities and 18 were villages. They can be seen in the following table:[3]

Subdisvision Names Name Transliterations Type
如歌家园 Ruge Jiayuan Community
洳苑嘉园 Ruyuan Jiayuan Community
大兴庄 Daxingzhuang Village
鲁各庄 Lugezhuang Village
白各庄 Baigezhuang Village
北城子 Beichengzi Village
东柏店 Dongbaidian Village
北埝头 Beiniantou Village
唐庄子 Tangzhuangzi Village
西柏店 Xibaidian Village
周庄子 Zhouzhuangzi Village
韩屯 Hantun Village
吉卧 Jiwo Village
良庄子 Liangzhuangzi Village
三福庄 Sanfuzhuang Village
陈良屯 Chenliangtun Village
西石桥 Xi Shiqiao Village
东石桥 Dong Shiqiao Village
管家庄 Guanjiazhuang Village
周村 Zhoucun Village

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "(北京市)平谷区第七次全国人口普查公报-红黑统计公报库". tjgb.hongheiku.com. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
  2. ^ a b 李立国; 李万钧; 吴世民, eds. (2013). 中华人民共和国政区大典, 北京市卷. Beijing: 中国社会出版社. ISBN 978-7-5087-4058-4. OCLC 910451741.
  3. ^ "2021年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码". www.stats.gov.cn. Retrieved 2022-10-28.