Nancaicun Explained

Nancaicun Town
Native Name:南蔡村镇
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Tianjin#China
Coordinates:39.4811°N 117.0103°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: China
Subdivision Type1:Municipality
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Tianjin
Subdivision Name2:Wuqing
Area Total Km2:75.18
Elevation M:9
Population Total:47091
Population As Of:2010
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CST
Utc Offset:+8
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:301709
Area Code:022
Native Name Lang:zh
Parts:4 communities
31 villages
Parts Type:Village-level Divisions

Nancaicun Town is a town on the north of Wuqing District, Tianjin, China. It borders Daliang Town in its north, Cuihuangkou and Dajianchang Towns in its east, Xuguantun and Dongpuwa Subdistricts in its south, as well as Sicundian and Damengzhuang Towns in its west. Its total population was 47,091 as of 2010.[1]

Its name came from Nancai Village, which host the town's government. The village used to be part of a larger settlement named Caicun, which was named after Cai family who founded the settlement in the Song dynasty. During the Yuan dynasty, renovation of the Grand Canal opened a waterway that crossed Caicun, dividing it into Nancaicun and Beicaicun.[2]

History

Timeline of Nancaicun Town!Years!Status!Part of
1958 - 1961Nancaicun People's CommuneWuqing County, Hebei
1961 - 1973Nancaicun People's Commune
Beicaicun People's Commune
1973 - 1983Wuqing County, Tianjin
1983 - 1995Nancaicun Township
Beicaicun Township
1995 - 2000Nancaicun Town
Beicaicun Township
2000 - 2001Wuqing District, Tianjin
2001 - presentNancaicun Town

Administrative divisions

In 2022, Nancaicun Town consists 34 subdivisions, where 4 are residential communities and 31 are villages. They are listed below:[3]

Residential communities

Villages

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: China: Tiānjīn Municipal Province (Districts and Townships) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map . 2023-06-19 . 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: 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/2022/12/01/14/120114106.html . 2023-03-21 . 2023-06-19 . www.stats.gov.cn . zh.