Yangzhen, Beijing Explained

Yangzhen Area
Native Name:杨镇地区
Settlement Type:Town
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:China
Subdivision Type1:Municipality
Subdivision Name1:Beijing
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Shunyi
Area Total Km2:96.16
Population Total:64578
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:40.1497°N 116.8217°W
Utc Offset:+8
Pushpin Map:Beijing#China
Postal Code:101309
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:010
Subdivision Type3:Village-level Divisions
Subdivision Name3:4 communities
41 villages
Timezone1:China Standard
Elevation M:38
Other Name:Yang Town (杨镇)

Yangzhen Area or Yang Town is an area and a town located within Shunyi District, Beijing, China. It shares border with Mulin and Longwantun Towns to its north, Zhang Town to its east, Dasungezhuang and Beiwu Towns to its south, Beisui and Nancai Towns to its west, and Beixiaoying Town to its northwest. As of 2020, it had a population of 64,578.[1]

The settlement here was used to be called Mazhuang (马庄), but with the reign of Wanli Emperor, it was changed to Yangzhen due to the increasing influence of Yang family within the area.

History

Timeline of Yangzhen's History[2] !Year!Status!Belonged to
1949–19582nd DistrictShunyi County
1958–1983Yanggezhuang People's Commune(part of north and south were givent to Ligezhuang and Xiaodian People's Communes respectively in 1975)
1983–1990Yanggezhuang Township
1990–1998Yanggezhuang Town (Incorporated Xiaodian Township in 1994, Shaling Township in 1997)
1998–2000Yangzhen AreaShunyi District
2000–presentYangzhen Area (Yangzhen Town)

Administrative divisions

In 2021, Yangzhen Area consisted of 45 subdivisions, including 4 communities and 41 villages:[3]

Administrative Division CodeSubdisvision NamesName TransliterationType
110113006001杨镇第一Yangzhen DiyiCommunity
110113006002杨镇第二Yangzhen Di'erCommunity
110113006003杨镇第三Yangzhen DisanCommunity
110113006004杨镇鑫园Yangzhen XinyuanCommunity
110113006201一街YijieVillage
110113006202二街ErjieVillage
110113006203三街SanjieVillage
110113006204张家务ZhangjiawuVillage
110113006205齐家务QijiawuVillage
110113006206杜庄DuzhuangVillage
110113006207东庄户DongzhuanghuVillage
110113006208老庄户LaozhuanghuVillage
110113006209二郎庙ErlangmiaoVillage
110113006210沟东GoudongVillage
110113006211东疃DongtuanVillage
110113006212红寺HongsiVillage
110113006213下坡XiapoVillage
110113006214下营XiayingVillage
110113006215安乐庄AnlezhuangVillage
110113006216汉石桥HanshiqiaoVillage
110113006217沙子营ShaziyingVillage
110113006218小店XiaodianVillage
110113006219辛庄子XinzhuangziVillage
110113006220田家营TianjiayingVillage
110113006221高各庄GaogezhuangVillage
110113006222王辛庄WangxinzhuangVillage
110113006223井上JingshangVillage
110113006224荆坨JIngtuoVillage
110113006225侉子营KuaziyingVillage
110113006226李辛庄LixinzhuangVillage
110113006227松各庄SonggezhuangVillage
110113006228破罗口PoluokouVillage
110113006229别庄BiezhuangVillage
110113006230徐庄XuzhuangVillage
110113006231良庄LiangzhuangVillage
110113006232大曹庄DacaozhuangVillage
110113006233周庄ZhouzhuangVillage
110113006234沙岭ShalingVillage
110113006235曾庄ZengzhuangVillage
110113006236白塔BaitaVillage
110113006237焦各庄村Jiaogezhuang CunVillage
110113006238于庄YuzhuangVillage
110113006239东庞里Dong PangliVillage
110113006240西庞里Xi PangliVillage
110113006241辛庄户XinzhuanghuVillage
110113006242大三渠DasanquVillage

Transportation

Yangzhen is approximately 1 hour by bus from downtown Beijing's Dongzhimen (东直门) long-distance bus terminal.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 北京市顺义区第七次全国人口普查公报发布 . 2022-10-14 . ie.bjd.com.cn . zh-CN.
  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 . 2022-10-15 . www.stats.gov.cn.