Xiaotangshan Town
小汤山镇 | |
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Coordinates: 40°10′33″N 116°23′37″E / 40.17583°N 116.39361°E | |
Country | China |
Municipality | Beijing |
District | Changping |
Village-level Divisions | 6 community 24 villages |
Area | |
• Total | 69.95 km2 (27.01 sq mi) |
Elevation | 37 m (121 ft) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 80,273 |
• Density | 1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 102211 |
Area code | 010 |
Xiaotangshan Town (simplified Chinese: 小汤山镇; traditional Chinese: 小湯山鎮; pinyin: Xiǎotāngshān Zhèn) is a small town in the Changping District of Beijing, China.[1] It lies immediately outside Beijing's 6th Ring Road, to the north of the city. According to the 2020 census, Xiaotangshan was home to 80,273 inhabitants.[2]
With a total area of 70.1 square kilometers, Xiaotangshan has rich geothermal resources, so much so that the name Xiaotangshan (Chinese: 小汤山; lit. 'Small Hot Spring Mountain') originated from its abundance of geothermal springs.[3] Xiaotangshan Hospital appeared in the news in May 2003 when the government hastily built a 1000-bed field hospital there to deal with an outbreak of SARS.[4][5]