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:
Name | Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Population | Area |
Dayu Subdistrict | 大峪街道 | Dàyù Jiēdào | 80,413 | 4.40 |
Chengzi Subdistrict | 城子街道 | Chéngzi Jiēdào | 34,555 | 2.90 |
Dongxinfang Subdistrict | 东辛房街道 | Dōngxīnfáng Jiēdào | 27,335 | 18.00 |
Datai Subdistrict | 大台街道 | Dàtái Jiēdào | 11,296 | 81.00 |
Wangping Area | 王平地区 | Wángpíng Dìqū | 6,513 | 46.00 |
Yongding Area | 永定地区 | Yǒngdìng Dìqū | 42,446 | 68.60 |
Longquan Area | 龙泉地区 | Lóngquán Dìqū | 32,149 | 49.00 |
Tanzhesi town | 潭柘寺镇 | Tánzhèsì Zhèn | 8,672 | 73.20 |
Junzhuang town | 军庄镇 | Jūnzhuāng Zhèn | 12,516 | 34.00 |
Yanchi town | 雁翅镇 | Yànchì Zhèn | 6,587 | 239.00 |
Zhaitang town | 斋堂镇 | Zhāitáng Zhèn | 10,817 | 392.40 |
Qingshui town | 清水镇 | Qīngshuǐ Zhèn | 7,906 | 339.00 |
Miaofengshan town | 妙峰山镇 | Miàofēngshān Zhèn | 9,271 | 110.00 |