Badaling Town

Badaling Town
八达岭镇
Qinglongqiao railway station, 2017
Location in Yanqing District
Location in Yanqing District
Badaling Town is located in Beijing
Badaling Town
Badaling Town
Badaling Town is located in China
Badaling Town
Badaling Town
Coordinates: 40°21′40″N 115°58′19″E / 40.36111°N 115.97194°E / 40.36111; 115.97194
CountryChina
MunicipalityBeijing
DistrictYanqing
Village-level Divisions1 community
15 villages
Area
 • Total99.38 km2 (38.37 sq mi)
Elevation
652 m (2,139 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total10,024
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
102102
Area code010

Badaling Town (simplified Chinese: 八达岭镇; traditional Chinese: 八達嶺鎮; pinyin: Bādálǐng Zhèn) is a town on the southwestern part of Yanqing District of Beijing. It borders Kangzhuang and Dayushu Towns to its north, Jingzhuang Town to its east, Nankou Town to its southeast, and Donghuayuan Town to its west. It was home to 10,024 people as of 2020.[1]

The name originates from Badaling, a famous section of the Great Wall of China that is located on the south of the town.[2]

  1. ^ 统计局. "北京市延庆区第七次全国人口普查公报[1]". www.bjyq.gov.cn. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
  2. ^ 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.