Chengguan, Tianjin

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Chengguan Town
城关镇
Chengguan Town is located in Tianjin
Chengguan Town
Chengguan Town
Chengguan Town is located in China
Chengguan Town
Chengguan Town
Coordinates: 39°31′38″N 116°52′05″E / 39.52722°N 116.86806°E / 39.52722; 116.86806
Country China
MunicipalityTianjin
DistrictWuqing
Village-level Divisions30 villages
Area
  Total
56.21 km2 (21.70 sq mi)
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2010)
  Total
27,050
  Density480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
Postal code
301712
Area code022

Chengguan Town (simplified Chinese: 城关镇; traditional Chinese: 城關鎮; pinyin: Chéngguān Zhèn) is a town situated in the western side of Wuqing District, Tianjin, China. It shares border with Dawangguzhuang and Baigutun Towns in the north, Sicundian Town in the east, Dongmaquan Town in the south, and Beiwang Town in the west. As of 2010, it had a total population of 27,050.[1]

The name Chengguan (Chinese: 城关; lit. 'City Pass') came from the town's historic location as the administrative center of Wuqing County during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.[2]

Chengguan Town lies on Tianjin's western border with Langfang, Hebei. Cuilang Highway runs east–west through it. The town has an average elevation of 10 meters above the sea level.[3]

History

Timeline of Chengguan Town[2]
Year Status Within
1957 - 1973 Chengguan Township Wuqing County, Hebei
1973 - 1988 Wuqing County, Tianjin
1988 - 2000 Chengguan Town
2000–present Wuqing District, Tianjin

Administrative divisions

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