Miyun County
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Miyun 密云区 |
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Simatai Great Wall
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 Location of Miyun County in Beijing |
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| Coordinates: 40°22′28″N 116°50′22″E / 40.37444°N 116.83944°ECoordinates: 40°22′28″N 116°50′22″E / 40.37444°N 116.83944°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Municipality | Beijing |
| Township-level divisions | 3 subdistricts 17 towns 1 township |
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| • Total | 2,227 km2 (860 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 460,800 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 101500 |
| Area code(s) | 0010 |
| Website | bjmy |
Miyun District (simplified Chinese: 密云区; traditional Chinese: 密雲區; pinyin: Mìyún Qū) is situated in northeast Beijing. It has an area of 2,227 square kilometres (860 sq mi) and a population of 460,800 (2010 Census). The district is divided into 2 subdistricts of the city of Miyun, 17 towns, and 1 ethnic rural township.
The Miyun urban area, centered on Gulou Subdistrict, has an estimated population of 124,500.[1]
The district's facilities include the Nanshan Ski Resort, one of the largest in the country. The Miyun Reservoir, a major source of water for the city of Beijing, is also located in the county.
There are 3 subdistricts, 17 towns, and 1 townships which carry the "area" (地区) label in the district:
No Chinese, China or English Town, Miyun County, China was a proposed English speaking town in Miyun County, Beijing, China with the intention of attracting tourists until December 2011. The site was expected to be at least 60 hectares of land situated northeast of Beijing according to Wang Haichen, county chief of Miyun County. "According to the plan, people can't talk in Chinese inside the walled-city". The original plan would have required a "tourist passport" to enter the town.
As of December 2011, the Global Times of China has reported that "... Miyun County announced on Saturday [December 17, 2011] that it quashed plans to build a 780,000-square meter English speaking only town." Furthermore, "...'[t]he project was meaningless, the investing company was probably trying to create land speculation by making the announcement,' said Chu Zhaohui".
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