Miaocheng

Miaocheng Area

庙城地区
Miaocheng Town (庙城镇)
Miaocheng Area 庙城地区 Miaocheng Town (庙城镇)
Town
	Aerial view of Gaogezhuang Railway Station, 2021
	Location in Huairou District
	Miaocheng Area Miaocheng Area
	Coordinates: 40°17′30″N 116°37′22″E / 40.29167°N 116.62278°E
Country	China
Municipality	Beijing
District	Huairou
Village-level Divisions	2 communities; 18 villages
Area
• Total	31.06 km2 (11.99 sq mi)
Elevation	44 m (144 ft)
Population (2020)
• Total	40,883
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	101401
Area code	010

Miaocheng Area (simplified Chinese: 庙城地区; traditional Chinese: 廟城地區; pinyin: Miàochéng Dìqū) is an area and a town situated on southern Huairou District, Beijing, China. It shares border with Huairou Town and Longshan Subdistrict to its north, Yangsong Town to its east, Niulanshan and Zhaoquanying Towns to its south, Beishicao and Qiaozi Towns to its west. The 2020 census had determined the town's population to be 40,883.^[1]

In 1127, Xiao Dali, the second empress consort of Emperor Xingzong of Liao, constructed a temple and a fortification in the region. The settlement here later got the name Miaocheng (Chinese: 庙城; lit. 'Temple Fort').^[2]

^ "北京市怀柔区第七次全国人口普查公报_重点工作_怀柔区人民政府网站". www.bjhr.gov.cn. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
^ 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.

[1] "北京市怀柔区第七次全国人口普查公报_重点工作_怀柔区人民政府网站". www.bjhr.gov.cn. Retrieved 2022-10-24.

[:0-2] 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.

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