Chengguan, Tianjin Explained

Chengguan Town
Native Name:城关镇
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Tianjin#China
Coordinates:39.5272°N 116.8681°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: China
Subdivision Type1:Municipality
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Tianjin
Subdivision Name2:Wuqing
Area Total Km2:56.21
Elevation M:10
Population Total:27050
Population As Of:2010
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CST
Utc Offset:+8
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:301712
Area Code:022
Native Name Lang:zh
Parts:30 villages
Parts Type:Village-level Divisions

Chengguan Town is a town situated in the western side of Wuqing District, Tianjin, China. It shares border with Dawangguzhuang and Baigutun Towns in the north, Sicundian Town in the east, Dongmaquan Town in the south, and Beiwang Town in the west. As of 2010, it had a total population of 27,050.[1]

The name Chengguan came from the town's historic location as the administrative center of Wuqing County during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.[2]

Geography

Chengguan Town lies on Tianjin's western border with Langfang, Hebei. Cuilang Highway runs east–west through it. The town has an average elevation of 10 meters above the sea level.[3]

History

Timeline of Chengguan Town!Year!Status!Within
1957 - 1973Chengguan TownshipWuqing County, Hebei
1973 - 1988Wuqing County, Tianjin
1988 - 2000Chengguan Town
2000–presentWuqing District, Tianjin

Administrative divisions

By 2022, Chengguan Town was composed of the following 30 villages:[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: China: Tiānjīn Municipal Province (Districts and Townships) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map . 2023-07-02 . www.citypopulation.de.
  2. 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.
  3. Web site: Chengguan topographic map, elevation, terrain . 2023-07-02 . Topographic maps . en.
  4. 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/2022/12/01/14/120114110.html . 2023-03-21 . 2023-07-02 . www.stats.gov.cn . zh.