{{Infobox settlement | name = Dachengzi Town | native_name = 大城子镇 | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = G45 Dachengzi Toll Gate (20200822120526).jpg | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = China | subdivision_type1 = Municipality | subdivision_name1 = Beijing | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Miyun | area_total_km2 = 142.2 | population_total = 9443 | population_as_of = 2020 | population_density_km2 = auto | coordinates = {{coord|40|23|31|N|117|06|10|E|region:CN-11|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | utc_offset = +8 | pushpin_map = Beijing#China | image_caption = Wangda Road Exit of Beijing-Chengde Expressway within the town, 2020 | postal_code = 101502 | postal_code_type = Postal code | area_code = 010 | subdivision_type3 = Village-level Divisions | subdivision_name3 = 1 community<br />22 villages | timezone1 = China Standard | elevation_m = 222 | image_map = Dachengzi Town, Miyun District, Beijing (20221028).png | map_caption = Location in Miyun District | mapsize = }}
'''Dachengzi Town''' ({{Lang-zh||s=大城子镇|t=大城子鎮|p=Dàchéngzi Zhèn}}) is a town located in the Miyun District of Beijing, China.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cfguide.com/town/Dachengzi_303031818.htm|title= Dachengzi Town, Miyung, Beijing, China|website=www.aldpage.com|access-date=2018-04-23}}</ref> It sits within a valley, with Hongmenchuan and Qingshui Rivers flow through it. The town borders Taishitun and Beizhuang Towns in its north, Shangshidong Township and Liudaohe Town in its east, Zhenluoying and Dahushan Towns in its south, and Jugezhuang Town in its west. Its population was 9,443 in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=北京市密云区第七次全国人口普查公报 |url=http://www.bjmy.gov.cn/art/2021/6/11/art_10759_360417.html |access-date=2022-10-31 |website=www.bjmy.gov.cn |archive-date=2022-10-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031010634/http://www.bjmy.gov.cn/art/2021/6/11/art_10759_360417.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The name Dachengzi ({{Lang-zh|s=大城子|l=Big City}}) comes from Dachengzi Village, the place where the town's government resides in.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |script-title=zh:中华人民共和国政区大典, 北京市卷 |date=2013 |publisher=中国社会出版社 |editor=李立国 |editor2=李万钧 |editor3=吴世民 |isbn=978-7-5087-4058-4 |location=Beijing |oclc=910451741}}</ref>
== History == {| class="wikitable" |+Timeline of Dachengzi Town<ref name=":0" /> !Year !Status !Within |- |1958 - 1961 |Dachengzi Township | rowspan="4" |Miyun County, Beijing |- |1961 - 1983 |Dachengzi People's Commune |- |1983 - 2000 |Dachengzi Township |- |2000 - 2015 | rowspan="2" |Dachengzi Town |- |2015–present |Miyun District, Beijing |}
== Administrative divisions == By the end of 2021, Dachengzi Town administered 23 subdivisions: 1 community and 22 villages. They are listed as follows:<ref>{{Cite web |title=2021年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码 |url=http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2021/11/01/18/110118112.html |access-date=2022-10-30 |website=www.stats.gov.cn}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" !Subdivision names !Name Transliteraions !Type |- |宏城 |Hongcheng |Community |- |北沟 |Beigou |Village |- |梯子峪 |Tiziyu |Village |- |墙子路 |Qiangzilu |Village |- |南沟 |Nangou |Village |- |下栅子 |Xiazhazi |Village |- |苍术会 |Cangshuhui |Village |- |柏崖 |Baiya |Village |- |程各庄 |Chenggezhuang |Village |- |庄户峪 |Zhuanghuyu |Village |- |张庄子 |Zhangzhuangzi |Village |- |杨各庄 |Yanggezhuang |Village |- |高庄子 |Gaozhuangzi |Village |- |大城子 |Dachengzi |Village |- |聂家峪 |Niejiayu |Village |- |方耳峪 |Fang'eryu |Village |- |后甸 |Houdian |Village |- |王各庄 |Wanggezhuang |Village |- |河下 |Hexia |Village |- |庄头 |Zhuangtou |Village |- |大龙门 |Dalongmen |Village |- |碰河寺 |Penghesi |Village |- |张泉 |Zhangquan |Village |}
== Transportation == Beijing-Chengde Expressway, Mixing Road and Beijing–Shenyang high-speed railway are the main roads within the town.
== See also == * List of township-level divisions of Beijing
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Subdivisions of Miyun District, Beijing}} {{authority control}}
Category:Miyun, Beijing Category:Towns in Beijing
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