Xibeiwang
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Xibeiwang Town
西北旺镇 | |
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.jpg) Zhongguancun No.1 Building Group within the Town, 2021 | |
  Xibeiwang Town  Xibeiwang Town | |
| Coordinates: 40°02′26″N 116°17′15″E / 40.04056°N 116.28750°E | |
| Country | China |
| Municipality | Beijing |
| District | Haidian |
| Village-level Divisions | 17 communities 8 villages 7 residential area |
| Area | |
• Total | 50.94 km2 (19.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 164,795 |
| • Density | 3,235/km2 (8,379/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 100094 |
| Area code | 010 |
Xibeiwang Town (Chinese: 西北旺镇; pinyin: Xīběiwàng Zhèn) is a town on the northeast of Haidian District, Beijing, China. It borders Shigezhuang Subdistrict, Shahe and Shangzhuang Towns to its north, Huilongguan, Qinghe, Shangdi and Malianwa Subdistricts to its east, Qinglongqiao and Xiangshan Subdistricts to its south, Wenquan and Sujiatuo Towns to its west. The population of Xibeiwangg was 164,795 in 2020.[1]
The name Xibeiwang is a corruption of Xibaiwang (Chinese: 西百望; lit. 'West Baiwang'), a name of this region given for its location west of Baiwang Mountain. The mountain, in turn, gets its name for the fact that its peak can supposedly still be visible from a hundred Chinese miles away.[2]
| Year | Status | |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Xibeiwang Township, part of the 16th District of Peiping | Dongbeiwang Township, part of the 16th District of Peiping |
| 1957 | Xibeiwang Township | Established as Nongda Farm |
| 1858 | Incorporated into Yongfeng People's Commune | |
| 1961 | Split into two, western part formed Yongfengtun People's Commune | Split into two, eastern part formed Dongbeiwang People's Commune |
| 1970 | Renamed to Yongfeng People's Commune | |
| 1978 | Merged to form Sino-Japanese Friendship People's Commune | |
| 1979 | Renamed to Yongfeng People's Commune | |
| 1984 | Split into two, western part formed Yongfeng Township | Split into two, eastern part formed Dongbeiwang Township |
| 2003 | Merged to form Xibeiwangg Town | |
| 2011 | Became an area while retaining the status of a town | |