Gaoliying Town
高丽营镇 | |
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.jpg) Building of government of Gaoliying Town 2024 | |
.png) Location of Gaoliying Town within Shunyi District | |
  Gaoliying Town  Gaoliying Town | |
| Coordinates: 40°09′28″N 116°29′36″E / 40.15778°N 116.49333°E | |
| Country | China |
| Municipality | Beijing |
| District | Shunyi |
| Village-level Divisions | 1 communities 25 villages |
| Area | |
| • Total | 61.77 km2 (23.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 39 m (128 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 80,840 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 101303 |
| Area code | 010 |
Gaoliying Town (simplified Chinese: 高丽营镇; traditional Chinese: 高麗營鎮; pinyin: Gāolíyíng Zhèn) is a town just north of the Northern 6th Ring Road, in Shunyi District, Beijing.
The town is situated at the intersection of the Jingcheng Expressway, a six-lane expressway linking central Beijing via Huairou District and Miyun District to Chengde in Hebei province, and the 6th Ring Road. In the year 2020, its population was 80,840.[1]
The name Gaoliying (Chinese: 高丽营; lit. 'Goryeo Camp') refers to the large number of immigrants from Goryeo who settled in this region during the Tang dynasty.[2]
- ^ "北京市顺义区第七次全国人口普查公报发布". ie.bjd.com.cn (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 2022-10-14.
- ^ 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.