Kangzhuang, Beijing

Kangzhuang Town
康庄镇
Yeya Lake National Wetland Park, 2016
Yeya Lake National Wetland Park, 2016
Location of Kangzhuang Town in Yanqing District
Location of Kangzhuang Town in Yanqing District
Kangzhuang Town is located in Beijing
Kangzhuang Town
Kangzhuang Town
Kangzhuang Town is located in China
Kangzhuang Town
Kangzhuang Town
Coordinates: 40°22′53″N 115°53′39″E / 40.38139°N 115.89417°E / 40.38139; 115.89417
CountryChina
MunicipalityBeijing
DistrictYanqing
Village-level Divisions3 communities
31 villages
Area
 • Total94.41 km2 (36.45 sq mi)
Elevation
507 m (1,663 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total32,815
 • Density350/km2 (900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
102101
Area code010

Kangzhuang Town (simplified Chinese: 康庄镇; traditional Chinese: 康莊鎮; pinyin: Kāngzhuāng Zhèn) is a town in the Yanqing District of Beijing. It borders Zhangshanying and Yanqing Towns to its north, Dayushu Town to its east, Badaling Town to its southeast, Donghuayuan and Xiaonanxinbao Towns to its southwest, and has several pieces of lands north of the Guishui River. The census had counted 32,815 residents for this town in 2020.[1]

It is named Kangzhuang (Chinese: 康庄; lit. 'Kang's Villa') because Kang was the most popular surname in the region during the founding of the settlement in 1593.[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.