Mafang Area
马坊地区
Mafang Town (马坊镇)
Freight Yard of Mafang Railway Station, 2020
Freight Yard of Mafang Railway Station, 2020
Location of Mafang Area in Pinggu District
Location of Mafang Area in Pinggu District
Mafang Area is located in Beijing
Mafang Area
Mafang Area
Mafang Area is located in China
Mafang Area
Mafang Area
Coordinates: 40°04′48″N 117°00′16″E / 40.08000°N 117.00444°E / 40.08000; 117.00444
CountryChina
MunicipalityBeijing
DistrictPinggu
Village-level Divisions4 communities
22 villages
Area
  Total37.28 km2 (14.39 sq mi)
Elevation
25 m (82 ft)
Population
 (2020)
  Total29,601
  Density790/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
101204
Area code010

Mafang Area (simplified Chinese: 马坊地区; traditional Chinese: 馬坊地區; pinyin: Mǎfāng Dìqū) is an area and a town situated inside of Pinggu District, Beijing, China. It shares border with Machangying Town to the north, Donggaocun Town to the east, Nanniezhuang Village to the south, and Dasungezhuang Town to the west. It was home to 29,601 people as of 2020.[1]

This region had been a horse farm for military usage from Liao dynasty all the way to Qing dynasty, thus receiving its name Mafang (Chinese: 马坊; lit. 'Horse Shop').[2]

History

Timeline of Mafang Area[2]
Year Status Part of
1956 - 1958 Mafang Township

Guogezhuang Township

Pinggu County, Hebei
1958 - 1961 Mafang management Area Pinggu County, Beijing
1961 - 1975 Mafang People's Commune
1975 - 1984 Mafang People's Commune

Yingcheng People's Commune

1984 - 1996 Mafang Township

Yingcheng Township

1996 - 2000 Mafang Town

Yingcheng Township

2000 - 2002 Mafang Town
2002 - present Mafang Area (Mafang Town) Pinggu District, Beijing

Administrative divisions

In the year 2021, Mafang Area comprised the following 26 subdivisions, where 4 were communities and 22 were villages:[3]

Subdisvision Names Name Transliterations Type
汇景 Huijing Community
慧谷 Huigu Community
新农 Xinnong Community
腾飞 Tengfei Community
东店 Dongdian Village
三条街 Santiaojie Village
二条街 Ertiaojie Village
西大街 Xidajie Village
蒋里庄 Jianglizhuang Village
塔寺 Tasi Village
石佛寺 Shifosi Village
李蔡街 Licaijie Village
早立庄 Zaolizhuang Village
河北村 Hebeicun Village
小屯 Xiaotun Village
英城 Yingcheng Village
果各庄 Guogezhuang Village
洼里 Wali Village
梨羊 Liyang Village
打铁庄 Datiezhuang Village
西太平庄 Xi Taipingzhuang Village
新建队 Xinjiandui Village
东撞 Dongzhuang Village
杈子庄 Chazizhuang Village
北石渠 Beishiqu Village
河奎 Hekui Village

See also

References

  1. "(北京市)平谷区第七次全国人口普查公报-红黑统计公报库". tjgb.hongheiku.com. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
  2. 1 2 Zhong hua ren min gong he guo zheng qu da dian. Bei jing shi juan. Li li guo, Li wan jun, Wu shi min, 李立国., 李万钧., 吴世民. Bei jing: Zhong guo she hui chu ban she. 2013. ISBN 978-7-5087-4058-4. OCLC 910451741.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. "2021年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码". www.stats.gov.cn. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
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