Chagugang Explained

Chagugang Town
Native Name:汊沽港镇
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Tianjin#China
Coordinates:39.2569°N 116.9464°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: China
Subdivision Type1:Municipality
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Tianjin
Subdivision Name2:Wuqing
Area Total Km2:56.93
Elevation M:11
Population Total:44843
Population As Of:2010
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CST
Utc Offset:+8
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:301721
Area Code:022
Native Name Lang:zh
Parts:2 community
14 villages
Parts Type:Village-level Divisions
Other Name:Chagujiang Town

Chagugang Town, also known as Chagujiang Town by its locals,[1] is a town located in western side of Wuqing District, Tianjin, China. It shares border with Shigezhuang Town to its north, Chenzui and Shuangkou Towns to its east, Wangqingtuo Town to its south, and Geyucheng Town to its west. The town's population is 44,843 as of 2010.[2]

The name Chagugang came from the river network within the town.[3]

Geography

Chagugang Town is located on the banks of Zhonghong Ancient Channel, with the Beijing–Shanghai Expressway and National Highway 104 running north–south through it. It reaches an average altitude of 11 meters above the sea level.[4]

History

History of Chagugang Town!Year!Status!Under
1939 - 1948Part of 7th and 8th DistrictsWuqing County, Hebei
1948 - 1949Part of 3rd and 4th Districts
1949 - 1950Part of 10th and 9th Districts
1950 - 1952Part of 9th District
1952 - 1957Part of 13th District
1957 - 1958Chagugang Township
1958 - 1973Part of Wangqingtuo People's Commune
1973 - 1974Wuqing County, Tianjin
1974 - 1983Chagugang People's Commune
1983 - 1997Chagugang Township
1997 - 2000Chagugang Town
2000–presentWuqing District, Tianjin

Administrative divisions

As of the year 2022, Chagugang Town had direct jurisdiction over 16 subdivisions, of them 2 were residential communities and 14 were villages. Below is a list of the subdivisions:[5]

Residential communities

Villages

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 双"港"念"gǎng"还是"jiǎng"?且听专家给你jiǎng . 2023-07-15 . m.thepaper.cn.
  2. Web site: China: Tiānjīn Municipal Province (Districts and Townships) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map . 2023-07-16 . www.citypopulation.de.
  3. Book: 中华人民共和国政区大典 天津卷 . 2020 . 978-7-5087-6215-9 . Di 1 ban . zh . Collection of Administrative Divisions of the People's Republic of China, Tianjin Volumn . 1351675957.
  4. Web site: Chagugang topographic map, elevation, terrain . 2023-07-16 . Topographic maps . en.
  5. Web site: 2022年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码 . 2022 Statistical Division Codes and Urban-rural Differentiation Codes . https://web.archive.org/web/20230321180250/http://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2022/12/01/14/120114115.html . 2023-03-21 . 2023-07-16 . www.stats.gov.cn . zh.