Mentougou District


Mentougou District is a district in western Beijing. Spanning, with 266,591 inhabitants, it is subdivided into 4 subdistricts of the city proper of Beijing and 9 towns. It borders the Beijing districts of Changping to the northeast, Haidian and Shijingshan to the east, Fengtai to the southeast, and Fangshan to the south, as well as Hebei province to the west and northwest.
It lies in the Western Hills of Beijing and is mountainous in terrain. In fact, the mountainous terrain—including a hundred or more peaks—occupy a stunning 93% of the entire area.
The 6th Ring Road cuts through the eastern, more urbanised section of Mentougou Precinct.

Tourism

Mentougou is gaining popularity as a tourist destination. Among its main sights are Jietai Temple, Tanzhe Temple, Longmen Gully, Mount Baihua, Mount Ling, Mount Miaofeng, and the village of Cuandixia.

Administrative divisions

There are 4 subdistricts and 6 towns with 3 towns of which carry the "area" label:
NameChinese Hanyu PinyinPopulation Area
Dayu Subdistrict大峪街道Dàyù Jiēdào80,4134.40
Chengzi Subdistrict城子街道Chéngzi Jiēdào34,5552.90
Dongxinfang Subdistrict东辛房街道Dōngxīnfáng Jiēdào27,33518.00
Datai Subdistrict大台街道Dàtái Jiēdào11,29681.00
Wangping Area王平地区Wángpíng Dìqū6,51346.00
Yongding Area永定地区Yǒngdìng Dìqū42,44668.60
Longquan Area龙泉地区Lóngquán Dìqū32,14949.00
Tanzhesi town潭柘寺镇Tánzhèsì Zhèn8,67273.20
Junzhuang town军庄镇Jūnzhuāng Zhèn12,51634.00
Yanchi town雁翅镇Yànchì Zhèn6,587239.00
Zhaitang town斋堂镇Zhāitáng Zhèn10,817392.40
Qingshui town清水镇Qīngshuǐ Zhèn7,906339.00
Miaofengshan town妙峰山镇Miàofēngshān Zhèn9,271110.00