{{Short description|Town located in Beijing, China}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Houshayu Town | native_name = 后沙峪镇 | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = Sam's Club Beijing Houshayu (20240727165937).jpg | image_caption = Sam's Club Beijing Houshayu store | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = China | subdivision_type1 = Municipality | subdivision_name1 = Beijing | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Shunyi | area_total_km2 = 28.1 | population_total = 74841 | population_as_of = 2020 | population_density_km2 = auto | coordinates = {{coord|40|06|14|N|116|32|18|E|region:CN-11|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | utc_offset = +8 | pushpin_map = Beijing#China | postal_code = 101318 | postal_code_type = Postal code | area_code = 010 | subdivision_type3 = Village-level Divisions | subdivision_name3 = 6 communities<br />10 villages | timezone1 = China Standard | elevation_m = 36 | image_map = Houshayu Area, Shunyi District, Beijing (20221016).png | map_caption = Location of Houshayu Town within Shunyi District }}
'''Houshayu Town''' ({{lang-zh|s=后沙峪镇|p=Hòushāyù Zhèn}}) is a town located on the western side of Shunyi District, Beijing, China. It shares border with Gaoliying Town in the north, Nanfaxin Town and Capital Airport Subdistrict in the east, Konggang Subdistrict in the south, and Beiqijia Town in the west. It had a population of 74,841 as of 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=北京市顺义区第七次全国人口普查公报发布 |url=https://ie.bjd.com.cn/5b165687a010550e5ddc0e6a/contentApp/5de8be9be4b0fe93cc167bbc/AP60d428b0e4b03b88542ba879.html?isshare=1&contentType=0&isBjh=1 |access-date=2022-10-14 |website=ie.bjd.com.cn |language=zh-CN}}</ref>
The town's name originated in the Yuan dynasty. At the time the settlement in this region was called Shayu ({{Lang-zh|s=沙峪|l=Sand Ravine}}) for its concaved landscape and being covered in sands. It was split into two villages in the Ming dynasty, and Houshayu became the predecessor of the town today.
== History == {| class="wikitable" |+Timeline of changes in the status of Houshayu Town<ref>{{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> !Year !Status !Belonged |- |1950–1956 |1st District | rowspan="3" |Shunyi County |- |1956–1958 |Houshayu Township Huiminying Township |- |1958–1960 | rowspan="2" |Part of Zhangxizhuang People's Commune |- |1960–1962 |Chaoyang District |- |1962–1966 |Houshayu People's Commune | rowspan="5" |Shunyi County |- |1966–1976 |Part of Tianzhu People's Commune |- |1976–1983 |Houshayu People's Commune |- |1983–1994 |Houshayu Township |- |1994–1998 |Houshayu Town |- |1998–2000 |Houshayu Area | rowspan="2" |Shunyi District |- |2000–present |Houshayu Area (Houshayu Town) |}
== Administrative divisions ==
As of 2021, Houshayu Area was composed of 16 subdivisions, in which 6 were communities and 10 were villages:<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/2021/11/01/13/110113004.html |access-date=2022-10-15 |website=www.stats.gov.cn}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" !Administrative division code !Subdivision names !Name transliteration !Type |- |110113004002 |双裕西区 |Shuangyu Xiqu |Community |- |110113004003 |香花畦 |Xianghuaqi |Community |- |110113004004 |江山赋 |Jiangshanfu |Community |- |110113004005 |双裕东区 |Shuangyu Dongqu |Community |- |110113004006 |蓝尚家园 |Lanshang Jiayuan |Community |- |110113004008 |金成裕雅苑 |Jinchengyu Yayuan |Community |- |110113004201 |西泗上 |Xisishang |Village |- |110113004202 |古城 |Gucheng |Village |- |110113004203 |罗各庄 |Luogezhuang |Village |- |110113004208 |马头庄 |Matouzhuang |Village |- |110113004209 |后沙峪 |Houshayu |Village |- |110113004212 |火神营 |Huoshenying |Village |- |110113004213 |铁匠营 |Tiejiangying |Village |- |110113004214 |枯柳树 |Kuliushu |Village |- |110113004215 |回民营 |Huiminying |Village |- |110113004216 |董各庄 |Donggezhuang |Village |}
== Gallery == <gallery> File:2009北京第七届顺义花博会室外馆 - panoramio.jpg|The 7th Shunyi Flower Exhibition, 2009 File:Central road in Tiejiangying (20180411183039).jpg|Main street of Tiejiangying Village, 2018 File:北京市顺义区空港医院 2018-05-26 100554.jpg|Parking section of Konggang Hospital, 2018 File:Houshayu Station (20200612162001).jpg|Houshayu Station of Beijing Subway, 2020 File:Government of Houshayu Town (20240401140534).jpg|Building of government of Houshayu Town 2024 </gallery>
== See also ==
* List of township-level divisions of Beijing
== References == {{reflist}}
{{Subdivisions of Shunyi District, Beijing}}
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Category:Shunyi, Beijing Category:Towns in Beijing