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Shangmatai

Shangmatai Town () is a town situated in the east of Wuqing District, Tianjin, China. It shares border with Dahuangbao Town in the north. Erwangzhuang and Panzhuang Towns in the east, Dazhangzhuang and Xiditou Towns in the south, as well as Caozili and Meichang Towns in the west. The town is home to 22,081 people as of 2010.

Its name Shangmatai () came into being in the Ming Dynasty, when Zhu Di, the then Prince of Yan, rode a horse into an upcoming battle around this region.

Geography

Shangmatai Town sits at the southwest of the Longfeng River, with Beijing-Tianjin Expressway passing through its southwest. The town has an average altitude of 5 meters above the sea level.

History

Administrative divisions

As of the year 2022, Shangmatai Town covered these 1 residential community and 8 villages:

Residential community

  • Longtai Jiayuan (隆泰家园)

Villages

  • Weijiabao (魏家堡)
  • Wanglaozhuang (王老庄)
  • Beiwucun (北五村)
  • Dongxuezhuang (东薛庄)
  • Shangmatai (上马台)
  • Xi'anzi (西安子)
  • Wangsanzhuang (王三庄)
  • Yangjiahe (杨家河)

See also

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