Nanfaxin, Beijing

Nanfaxin Area (simplified Chinese: 南法信地区; traditional Chinese: 南法信地區; pinyin: Nánfǎxìn Dìqū) is an area and a town in western Shunyi District, Beijing, China. It borders Mapo Town and Shuangfeng Subdistrict to its north, Wangquan Subdistrict and Renhe Town to its east, Capital Airport Subdistrict to its south, Houshayu and Gaoliying Towns to its west. The 2020 Chinese census counted 54,195 residents for the area.^[1]

Nanfaxin Area 南法信地区 Nanfaxin Town (南法信镇)
Town
Shunping Highway that passes through the town, 2017
Location of Nanfaxin Area within Shunyi District
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Coordinates: 40°07′05″N 116°36′17″E
Country	China
Municipality	Beijing
District	Shunyi
Village-level Divisions	1 communities 16 villages
Area
• Total	20.74 km2 (8.01 sq mi)
Elevation	34 m (112 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	54,195
• Density	2,600/km2 (6,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	101300
Area code	010

The settlement here used to be called Faxin Village, named after the two dominant families, Fa (法) and Xin (信), within the region. During the Ming dynasty, many villagers moved north and established another Faxin Village, so this region was renamed Nanfaxin (Chinese: 南法信; lit. 'South Faxin') to avoid confusion.^[2]

History

Timeline of Nanfaxin Town^[2]

Year	Status	Under
1937–1946	6th District	Luanchanghuai and Huaishun United County
1946–1947	2nd District	Shunyi County
1947–1949		Changshun United County
1949–1951	1st District	Shunyi County
1951–1961	Nanfaxin Township
1961–1965	Nanfaxin People's Commune
1965–1975	Part of Chengguan People's Commune
1975–1983	Nanfaxin People's Commune
1983–1998	Nanfaxin Township
1998–2000	Nanfaxin Area	Shunyi District
2000–present	Nanfaxin Area (Nanfaxin Town)

Administrative divisions

In 2021, Nanfaxin Area was made up of 17 subdivisions, in which 1 was a community and 16 were villages:^[3]

Administrative Division Code	Subdisvision Names	Name Transliteration	Type
110113008001	华英园	Huayingyuan	Community
110113008201	东海洪	Dong Haihong	Village
110113008202	西海洪	Xi Haihong	Village
110113008203	南卷	Nanjuan	Village
110113008204	三家店	Sanjiadian	Village
110113008205	东杜兰	Dong Dulan	Village
110113008206	西杜兰	Xi Dulan	Village
110113008207	北法信	Bei Faxin	Village
110113008208	焦各庄	Jiaogezhuang	Village
110113008209	大江洼	Dajiangwan	Village
110113008210	刘家河	Liujiahe	Village
110113008211	南法信	Nan Faxin	Village
110113008212	十里堡	Shilibao	Village
110113008213	马家营	Majiaying	Village
110113008214	哨马营	Shaomaying	Village
110113008215	冯家营	Fenjiaying	Village
110113008216	卸甲营	Xiejiaying	Village

Gallery

• 
  Beijing Air Catering headquarters, 2017
• 
  Buildling of Nanfaxin People's Government, 2019
• 
  Nanfaxin Station of Beijing Subway, 2021

See also

• List of township-level divisions of Beijing

References

1. "北京市顺义区第七次全国人口普查公报发布". ie.bjd.com.cn (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 2022-10-14.
2. 李立国; 李万钧; 吴世民, eds. (2013). 中华人民共和国政区大典, 北京市卷. Beijing: 中国社会出版社. ISBN 978-7-5087-4058-4. OCLC 910451741.
3. "2021年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码". www.stats.gov.cn. Retrieved 2022-10-15.