Gaocun, Wuqing

Gaocun Town (simplified Chinese: 高村镇; traditional Chinese: 高村鎮; pinyin: Gāocūn Zhèn), formerly Gaocun Township (simplified Chinese: 高村乡; traditional Chinese: 高村鄉; pinyin: Gāocūn Xiāng), is a town in Wuqing District in the northwest of Tianjin Municipality. It is located half-way between the city centres of Beijing and Tianjin at the Gaocun exit on the Jingjintang Expressway. The town had a population of 18,210 as per the 2010 census.^[1]

Gaocun Town 高村镇
Town
Taitou residential compound in the northwest of the town
Gaocun Town Location in Tianjin Show map of Tianjin Gaocun Town Gaocun Town (China) Show map of China
Coordinates: 39°37′11″N 116°53′10″E
Country	China
Municipality	Tianjin
District	Wuqing
Village-level Divisions	3 residential communities 11 villages
Area
• Total	39.89 km2 (15.40 sq mi)
Elevation	12 m (39 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Total	18,210
• Density	460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (CST)
Postal code	301737
Area code	022

Gaocun was promoted from village status to township status in 2013 at around the same time when the region underwent rapid development. Beijing Capital Land has invested billions of Chinese yuan into the Gaocun area by building a Science Park,^[2][3] an international school called Haileybury International School,^[4][5] Wisdom Plaza and Jingjinhui entertainment complex. Two shopping malls are currently under construction.^[6]

Geography

Tianjin boundary sign in Gaocun Town

Gaocun Town is bounded by Beijing Paiwu River to the east and Fenghe River to the west, with Beijing-Tianjin Expressway passing through it. It has an elevation of 12 meters above the sea level.^[7]

Administrative divisions

In 2022, Gaocun town incorporated the following residential communities and villages:^[8]

Residential communities

• Niuzhen Xinyuan (牛镇新苑)
• Taitou Xinyuan (台头新苑)
• Fenggang Xinyuan (凤港馨苑)

Villages

• Gaocun (高村)
• Lancheng (兰城)
• Houhoushang (后侯尚)
• Renzhuang (任庄)
• Jianchang (碱厂)
• Yongxingzhuang (永兴庄)
• Zhonghan (中汉)
• Dazhou (大周)
• Xiaozhou (小周)
• Lilao (里老)
• Tianhu (田户)

See also

• List of township-level divisions of Tianjin

References

1. "China: Tiānjīn Municipal Province (Districts and Townships) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
2. 武清高村科创园：北京大数据下一片蓝海-新华网. www.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
3. 京津高村科技创新园龙门架采购与安装工程. www.tjwq.gov.cn. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
4. "Haileybury International School Tianjin". haileybury.cn. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
5. 黑利伯瑞国际学校2018招生简章发布. edu.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
6. 武清政务网. www.tjwq.gov.cn. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
7. "Gaocun topographic map, elevation, terrain". Topographic maps. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
8. "2022年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码" [2022 Statistical Division Codes and Urban-rural Differentiation Codes]. National Bureau of Statistics of China (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.