Shangmatai

Shangmatai Town
上马台镇
Town
Dongxuezhuang Village in Shangmatai Town
Dongxuezhuang Village in Shangmatai Town
Shangmatai Town is located in Tianjin
Shangmatai Town
Shangmatai Town
Shangmatai Town is located in China
Shangmatai Town
Shangmatai Town
Coordinates: 39°23′22″N 117°15′25″E / 39.38944°N 117.25694°E / 39.38944; 117.25694
Country China
MunicipalityTianjin
DistrictWuqing
Village-level Divisions1 community
8 villages
Area
 • Total
56.33 km2 (21.75 sq mi)
Elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
22,081
 • Density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
Postal code
301729
Area code022

Shangmatai Town (simplified Chinese: 上马台镇; traditional Chinese: 上馬台鎮; pinyin: Shàngmǎtái Zhèn) is a town situated in the east of Wuqing District, Tianjin, China. It shares border with Dahuangbao Town in the north. Erwangzhuang and Panzhuang Towns in the east, Dazhangzhuang and Xiditou Towns in the south, as well as Caozili and Meichang Towns in the west. The town is home to 22,081 people as of 2010.[1]

Its name Shangmatai (Chinese: 上马台; lit. 'Get on Horse Platform') came into being in the Ming Dynasty, when Zhu Di, the then Prince of Yan, rode a horse into an upcoming battle around this region.[2]

Geography

Shangmatai Town sits at the southwest of the Longfeng River, with Beijing-Tianjin Expressway passing through its southwest. The town has an average altitude of 5 meters above the sea level.[3]

History

Timetable of Shangmatai Town[2]
Year Status Part of
1957 - 1958 Within Kangyuzhuang Township Wuqing County, Hebei
1958 - 1973 Within Meichang People's Commune
1973 - 1983 Wuqing County, Tianjin
1983 - 2000 Shangmatai Township
2000 - 2001 Wuqing District, Tianjin
2001–present Shangmatai Town

Administrative divisions

As of the year 2022, Shangmatai Town covered these 1 residential community and 8 villages:[4]

Residential community

  • Longtai Jiayuan (隆泰家园)

Villages

  • Weijiabao (魏家堡)
  • Wanglaozhuang (王老庄)
  • Beiwucun (北五村)
  • Dongxuezhuang (东薛庄)
  • Shangmatai (上马台)
  • Xi'anzi (西安子)
  • Wangsanzhuang (王三庄)
  • Yangjiahe (杨家河)

See also

References

  1. ^ "China: Tiānjīn Municipal Province (Districts and Townships) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. ^ a b 中华人民共和国政区大典 天津卷 [Collection of Administrative Divisions of the People's Republic of China, Tianjin Volumn] (in Chinese) (Di 1 ban ed.). 2020. ISBN 978-7-5087-6215-9. OCLC 1351675957.
  3. ^ "Shangmatai topographic map, elevation, terrain". Topographic maps. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  4. ^ "2022年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码" [2022 Statistical Division Codes and Urban-rural Differentiation Codes]. www.stats.gov.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2023-07-16.