Yongning, Beijing

Yongning Town
永宁镇
Town Square Tower of Yongning, 2018
Town Square Tower of Yongning, 2018
Location in Yanqing District
Location in Yanqing District
Yongning Town is located in Beijing
Yongning Town
Yongning Town
Yongning Town is located in China
Yongning Town
Yongning Town
Coordinates: 40°31′43″N 116°09′51″E / 40.52861°N 116.16417°E / 40.52861; 116.16417
CountryChina
MunicipalityBeijing
DistrictYanqing
Village-level Divisions1 communities
36 villages
Area
 • Total146.1 km2 (56.4 sq mi)
Elevation
517 m (1,696 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total23,483
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
102104
Area code010
Aerial view of Yongning Town, 2021

Yongning Town (simplified Chinese: 永宁镇; traditional Chinese: 永寧鎮; pinyin: Yǒngníng Zhèn) is a town in the Yanqing District of Beijing.[1] It is a small town in rural Beijing but has a long history as an economic and military center. A government initiative in the 2000s to rehabilitate the town has restored its architectural landmarks. It is located to the south of Xiangying and Liubinbao Townships, west of Sihai and Jiuduhe Towns, north of Dazhuangke Township and Jingzhuang Town, and east of Shenjiaying and Jiuxian Towns. As of 2020, it had 23,483 residents under its administration.[2]

The region was named Yongning in 1414 with the meaning of "Eternal Peace".[3]

  1. ^ 2018年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:延庆区 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.