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]
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]
1949 - 1950 | 12th District | Wuqing County, Hebei |
1950 - 1953 | 9th District | |
1953 - 1958 | Shigezhuang Township | |
1958 - 1961 | Huanghuadian Weixing People's Commune | |
1961 - 1973 | Shigezhuang People's Commune | |
1973 - 1983 | Wuqing County, Tianjin | |
1983 - 1995 | Shigezhuang Township | |
1995 - 2000 | Shigezhuang Town | |
2000 - present | Wuqing District, Tianjin |
At the end of 2022, Shigezhuang Town consisted of the following one residential community and 12 villages:[4]