Yongding, Beijing

Yongding Area
永定地区
Jietai Temple within the region, 2015
Jietai Temple within the region, 2015
Yongding Area is located in Beijing
Yongding Area
Yongding Area
Yongding Area is located in China
Yongding Area
Yongding Area
Coordinates: 39°54′06″N 116°06′15″E / 39.90167°N 116.10417°E / 39.90167; 116.10417
CountryChina
MunicipalityBeijing
DistrictMentougou
Village-level Divisions27 communities
24 villages
Area
 • Total
64.38 km2 (24.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
106,112
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
102308
Area code010

Yongding Town (Chinese: 永定地区; pinyin: Yǒngdìng Dìqū) is a town that the southeastern corner of Mentougou District, Beijing, China. It borders Longquan Town, Dayu and Guangning Subdistricts in the north, Gucheng Subdistrict in the east, Wangzuo Town and Beigong Town in the south, Tanzhesi Town in the west, and has an exclave north of Tanzhesi Town. It had 106,112 people living within its borders as of 2020.[1]

The area was named Yongding (Chinese: 永定; lit. 'Eternal Stability') after the Yongding River that passes through it.[2]

  1. ^ "北京市门头沟区第七次全国人口普查公报". Beijing Mentougou Bureau Of Statistics. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
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