Nankou, Beijing

Nankou Area (simplified Chinese: 南口地区; traditional Chinese: 南口地區; pinyin: Nánkǒu Dìqū) is an area and a town situated on the northwestern corner of Changping District, Beijing, China. Bounded by part of Taihang Mountain Range in its north and west, Nankou borders Badaling and Jingzhuang Towns in its north, Chengnan Subdistrict and Shisanling Town in its east, Machikou and Liucun Towns in its south, and Ruiyunguan Township in its west. In 2020, it had 82,146 people under its administration.^[1]

The area got its name Nankou (Chinese: 南口; lit. 'Southern Gate'), from a fortified pass south of Juyong Pass.^[2]

History

Administrative divisions

As of 2021, Nankou Area had 39 subdivisions within its borders, composed of 11 communities, and 28 villages:^[3]

Gallery

Juyong Pass and surrounding section of the Great Wall, 2012
Part of Beijing-Lhasa Expressway near Nankou, 2016
Entrance of Yilu Garden, 2018
Beijing Vacuum Flask Industrial Company, 2020

Transport

Nankou railway station

References

^ "北京市昌平区第七次全国人口普查公报". bj.bjd.com.cn (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 2022-10-18.
^ a b 李立国; 李万钧; 吴世民, eds. (2013). 中华人民共和国政区大典, 北京市卷. Beijing: 中国社会出版社. ISBN 978-7-5087-4058-4. OCLC 910451741.
^ "2021年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码". www.stats.gov.cn. Retrieved 2022-10-19.