Mafang, Beijing Explained

Mafang Area
Native Name:马坊地区
Settlement Type:Area & Town
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:China
Subdivision Type1:Municipality
Subdivision Name1:Beijing
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Pinggu
Area Total Km2:37.28
Population Total:29601
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:40.08°N 117.0044°W
Utc Offset:+8
Pushpin Map:Beijing#China
Postal Code:101204
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:010
Subdivision Type3:Village-level Divisions
Subdivision Name3:4 communities
22 villages
Timezone1:China Standard
Elevation M:25
Other Name:Mafang Town (马坊镇)

Mafang Area is an area and a town situated inside of Pinggu District, Beijing, China. It shares border with Machangying Town to the north, Donggaocun Town to the east, Nanniezhuang Village to the south, and Dasungezhuang Town to the west. It was home to 29,601 people as of 2020.[1]

This region had been a horse farm for military usage from Liao dynasty all the way to Qing dynasty, thus receiving its name Mafang .[2]

History

Timeline of Mafang Area!Year!Status!Part of
1956 - 1958Mafang TownshipGuogezhuang TownshipPinggu County, Hebei
1958 - 1961Mafang management AreaPinggu County, Beijing
1961 - 1975Mafang People's Commune
1975 - 1984Mafang People's CommuneYingcheng People's Commune
1984 - 1996Mafang TownshipYingcheng Township
1996 - 2000Mafang TownYingcheng Township
2000 - 2002Mafang Town
2002–presentMafang Area (Mafang Town)Pinggu District, Beijing

Administrative divisions

In the year 2021, Mafang Area comprised the following 26 subdivisions, where 4 were communities and 22 were villages:[3]

Subdisvision NamesName TransliterationsType
汇景HuijingCommunity
慧谷HuiguCommunity
新农XinnongCommunity
腾飞TengfeiCommunity
东店DongdianVillage
三条街SantiaojieVillage
二条街ErtiaojieVillage
西大街XidajieVillage
蒋里庄JianglizhuangVillage
塔寺TasiVillage
石佛寺ShifosiVillage
李蔡街LicaijieVillage
早立庄ZaolizhuangVillage
河北村HebeicunVillage
小屯XiaotunVillage
英城YingchengVillage
果各庄GuogezhuangVillage
洼里WaliVillage
梨羊LiyangVillage
打铁庄DatiezhuangVillage
西太平庄Xi TaipingzhuangVillage
新建队XinjianduiVillage
东撞DongzhuangVillage
杈子庄ChazizhuangVillage
北石渠BeishiquVillage
河奎HekuiVillage

See also

Notes and References

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