Shilipu Town
十里堡镇 | |
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.png) Location of Shilipu Town in Miyun District | |
  Shilipu Town  Shilipu Town | |
| Coordinates: 40°21′26″N 116°47′45″E / 40.35722°N 116.79583°E | |
| Country | China |
| Municipality | Beijing |
| District | Miyun |
| Village-level Divisions | 5 communities 12 villages |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.5 km2 (9.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 64 m (210 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 29,824 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 101509 |
| Area code | 010 |
Shilipu Town (simplified Chinese: 十里堡镇; traditional Chinese: 十裏堡鎮; pinyin: Shílǐpù Zhèn) is a town located in the Miyun District of Beijing, China.[1] Situated along the China National Highway 101, it shares border with Xitiangezhuang and Miyun Towns in its north, Guoyuan Subdistrict and Henanzhai Town in its east, and Beifang Town in its southwest. As of 2020, it had 29,824 people residing under its administration.[2]
Its name Shilipu (Chinese: 十里堡; lit. 'Ten Miles Fort') is derived from the fact that the village which the town was named after was ten Chinese miles away from the county's government building during the Qing dynasty.[3]
- ^ "Shilipu Town, Miyung, Beijing, China". www.aldpage.com. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
- ^ "北京市密云区第七次全国人口普查公报". www.bjmy.gov.cn. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ^ 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.