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Gubeikou Town 古北口镇
Town
Town center of Gubeikou, 2010
Location within Miyun District
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Coordinates: 40°41′24″N 117°09′26″E / 40.69000°N 117.15722°E / 40.69000; 117.15722
Country	China
Municipality	Beijing
District	Miyun
Village-level Divisions	4 communities 9 villages
Area
• Total	86.3 km (33.3 sq mi)
Elevation	216 m (709 ft)
Population
• Total	7,170
• Density	83/km (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	101508
Area code	010

Gubeikou Town (simplified Chinese: 古北口镇; traditional Chinese: 古北口鎮; pinyin: Gǔběikǒu Zhèn) is a town of Miyun District in northeastern Beijing, traversed by G101, bordering with Luanping County, Hebei to the north and the Beijing towns of Gaoling (高岭镇) to the west, Xinchengzi (新城子镇) to the east and Taishitun (太师屯镇). The area is one of the important passes of the Great Wall of China, serving as an ancient chokepoint for travelers between Northeast China and Beijing. As of 2020, it had a total population of 7,170 under its administration.

Name

This town's name originated in 1736. During Qianlong Emperor's visit, he named this region by combining two inscrpted names, Guguan (simplified Chinese: 古关; traditional Chinese: 古關; lit. 'Old Pass') and Beikou (Chinese: 北口; lit. 'North Gate'), into Gubeikou (Chinese: 古北口; lit. 'Old North Gate') that is still being used to this day.

History

Administrative divisions

So far in 2021, Gubeikou Town is composed of 13 subdivisions, of which 4 are communities and 9 are villages. They are listed as follows:

Landmark

• Simatai

Gallery

• The Gubeikou Great Wall towards Jinshanling, 2010
• Gubeikou Taoist Temple, 2015
• Gubeikou Railway Station, 2018
• Gubeikou section of the Great Wall of China (facing west), 2018

See also

• List of township-level divisions of Beijing

References

1. 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：密云县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
2. "北京市密云区第七次全国人口普查公报". www.bjmy.gov.cn. Archived from the original on 2022-10-31. 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.
4. "2021年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码". www.stats.gov.cn. Retrieved 2022-10-30.

External links

Media related to Gubeikou at Wikimedia Commons

• Illustrated Atlas of Shanhai, Yongping, Jizhou, Miyun, Gubeikou, Huanghua Zhen and Other Areas

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