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Machikou Area

马池口地区
Machikou Town (马池口镇)
Machikou Area 马池口地区 Machikou Town (马池口镇)
Town
	East Gate, New Changping Campus of Peking University, 2022
	Location of Machikou Area within Changping District
	Machikou Area Machikou Area
	Coordinates: 40°10′59″N 116°09′38″E / 40.18306°N 116.16056°E
Country	China
Municipality	Beijing
District	Changping
Village-level Divisions	1 community; 21 villages
Area
• Total	61.8 km2 (23.9 sq mi)
Elevation	57 m (187 ft)
Population (2020)
• Total	87,506
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	102299
Area code	010

Machikou Area (simplified Chinese: 马池口地区; traditional Chinese: 馬池口地區; pinyin: Mǎchíkǒu Dìqū) is an area and a town inside of Changping District, Beijing, China. Machikou shares border with Chengnan and Chengbei Subdistricts to its north, Nanshao and Shahe Towns to its east, Shangzhuang and Yangfang Towns to its south, and Nankou Town to its west and north. The population for this area was 87,506 as of 2020.^[1]

This area's name Machikou (Chinese: 马池口; lit. 'Horse Pool Mouth') is referring to the region's past location as a stopping for trading caravans.^[2]

History

Timetable of Machikou's History^[2]
Year	Status	Under
1949–1953	1st District	Changping County
1953–1956	Split into 5 townships: Machikou Baifu Baiquanzhuang Shangniantou Hengqiao
1956–1958	Machikou Township
1958–1959	Machikou Working Station, within Shisanling People's Commune
1959–1961	Machikou Production Team, within Chengguan People's Commune
1961–1982	Machikou People's Commune
1982–1990	Machikou Township
1990–1999	Machikou Town (Merged with part of Tingzizhuang Township in 1997, Tulou and Ge villages in 1998)
1999–present		Changping District

As of the year 2021, Machikou Area had 22 subdivisions, in which 1 was a community, and 21 were villages:^[3]

Administrative Division Code	Subdisvision Names	Name Transliterations	Type
110114003001	念头	Niantou	Community
110114003201	马池口	Machikou	Village
110114003202	东坨	Dongtuo	Village
110114003203	西坨	Xituo	Village
110114003204	东闸	Dongzha	Village
110114003205	北庄户	Beizhuanghu	Village
110114003206	楼自庄	Louzizhaung	Village
110114003207	土城	Tucheng	Village
110114003208	横桥	Hengqiao	Village
110114003209	白浮	Baifu	Village
110114003210	下念头	Xia Niantou	Village
110114003211	宏道	Hongdao	Village
110114003212	上念头	Shang Niantou	Village
110114003213	百泉庄	Baiquanzhuang	Village
110114003214	奤夿屯	Habatun	Village
110114003215	亭自庄	Tingzizhuang	Village
110114003216	北小营	Beixiaoying	Village
110114003217	乃干屯	Naigantun	Village
110114003218	丈头	Zhangtou	Village
110114003219	辛店	Xindian	Village
110114003220	土楼	Tulou	Village
110114003221	葛村	Gecun	Village

^ "北京市昌平区第七次全国人口普查公报". bj.bjd.com.cn (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 2022-10-18.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ "2021年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码". www.stats.gov.cn. Retrieved 2022-10-19.

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