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Yanchi Town 雁翅镇
Town
Tianzhuang Village within the Town, 2019
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Coordinates: 40°01′17″N 115°50′02″E / 40.02139°N 115.83389°E / 40.02139; 115.83389
Country	China
Municipality	Beijing
District	Mentougou
Village-level Divisions	1 communities 23 villages
Area
• Total	263.4 km (101.7 sq mi)
Population
• Total	5,160
• Density	20/km (51/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	102305
Area code	010

Yanchi Town (Chinese: 雁翅镇; pinyin: Wángpíng Dìqū) is a town located at the northern part of Mentougou District, Beijing, China. It borders Liucun Town and Huailai County to its north, Miaofengshan and Wangping Towns to its east, Datai Subdistrict to its south, and Zhaitang Town to its west. It was home to 5,160 people in 2020.

The name Yanchi (Chinese: 雁翅; lit. 'Wild Goose's Wings') originated in the Yuan dynasty, and was named after a local mountain which shaped like wild goose's wings.

History

Administrative Divisions

As of 2021, Yanchi Town consisted of 24 subdivisions, where 1 was a residential community and the rest were villages:

See also

• List of township-level divisions of Beijing

References

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.
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.
3. "2021年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码". www.stats.gov.cn. Retrieved 2022-10-08.

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