Shangmatai Town | |
Native Name: | 上马台镇 |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Tianjin#China |
Coordinates: | 39.3894°N 117.2569°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | China |
Subdivision Type1: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Tianjin |
Subdivision Name2: | Wuqing |
Area Total Km2: | 56.33 |
Elevation M: | 5 |
Population Total: | 22081 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CST |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 301729 |
Area Code: | 022 |
Native Name Lang: | zh |
Parts: | 1 community 8 villages |
Parts Type: | Village-level Divisions |
Shangmatai Town is a town situated in the east of Wuqing District, Tianjin, China. It shares border with Dahuangbao Town in the north. Erwangzhuang and Panzhuang Towns in the east, Dazhangzhuang and Xiditou Towns in the south, as well as Caozili and Meichang Towns in the west. The town is home to 22,081 people as of 2010.[1]
Its name Shangmatai came into being in the Ming Dynasty, when Zhu Di, the then Prince of Yan, rode a horse into an upcoming battle around this region.[2]
Shangmatai Town sits at the southwest of the Longfeng River, with Beijing-Tianjin Expressway passing through its southwest. The town has an average altitude of 5 meters above the sea level.[3]
1957 - 1958 | Within Kangyuzhuang Township | Wuqing County, Hebei |
1958 - 1973 | Within Meichang People's Commune | |
1973 - 1983 | Wuqing County, Tianjin | |
1983 - 2000 | Shangmatai Township | |
2000 - 2001 | Wuqing District, Tianjin | |
2001–present | Shangmatai Town |
As of the year 2022, Shangmatai Town covered these 1 residential community and 8 villages:[4]