Shigezhuang, Wuqing Explained

Shigezhuang Town
Native Name:石各庄镇
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Tianjin#China
Coordinates:39.2986°N 116.9°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: China
Subdivision Type1:Municipality
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Tianjin
Subdivision Name2:Wuqing
Area Total Km2:45.02
Elevation M:12
Population Total:23309
Population As Of:2010
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CST
Utc Offset:+8
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:301718
Area Code:022
Native Name Lang:zh
Parts:1 community
12 villages
Parts Type:Village-level Divisions

Shigezhuang Town is a town inside of Wuqing District, Tianjin, China. It shares border with Huanghuadian Town to its north, Chenzui Town to its east, Chagugang Town to its south, as well as Geyucheng and Matou Towns to its west. In 2010, Its population was 23,309.[1]

During the Ming dynasty, ten families from southern China migrated and settled in this region. As a result, the area came to be known as Shijiazhuang . It later evolved into Shigezhuang in the Qing dynasty.[2]

Geography

Shigezhuang Town is situated at Tianjin's western boundary with Hebei, with Beijing–Shanghai Expressway and Beijing–Taipei Expressway passing through it. It reaches an average altitude of 12 meters above the sea level.[3]

History

Timetable of Shigezhuang Town!Year!Status!Under
1949 - 195012th DistrictWuqing County, Hebei
1950 - 19539th District
1953 - 1958Shigezhuang Township
1958 - 1961Huanghuadian Weixing People's Commune
1961 - 1973Shigezhuang People's Commune
1973 - 1983Wuqing County, Tianjin
1983 - 1995Shigezhuang Township
1995 - 2000Shigezhuang Town
2000 - presentWuqing District, Tianjin

Administrative divisions

At the end of 2022, Shigezhuang Town consisted of the following one residential community and 12 villages:[4]

Residential community

Villages

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: China: Tiānjīn Municipal Province (Districts and Townships) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map . 2023-07-13 . 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: Shigezhuang topographic map, elevation, terrain . 2023-07-13 . 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/2022/12/01/14/120114113.html . 2023-03-21 . 2023-07-13 . www.stats.gov.cn . zh.