Wanping Subdistrict (), formerly known as Wanpingcheng Area, is a subdistrict in the northern part of Fengtai District, Beijing, China. It borders Lugu Subdistrict to the north, Lugouqiao Subdistrict and Huaxiang Township to the east, Huangcun Township to the south, Changyang Town and Changxindian Town to the west. The subdistrict had a population of 46,208 as of the 2020 census.
The name of the subdistrict came from Wanping, an old city that was first created around here in 1637.
History +Timeline of Wanping SubdistrictTimeStatusMing dynastyCreated as Gongji CityQing dynastyRenamed to Gongbei City1928Transferred Beijing to Hebei, renamed to Wanping after the county that hosted its government1937On the night of July 7, Imperial Japanese Army demanded to enter this region on pretense of searching for a missing Japanese soldier, and the refusal of which led to the outbreak of Second Sino-Japanese War.1949Transferred back to Beijing as part of other subdivisions1992Created as Wanpingcheng Subdistrict (Area)2002Incorporated Laozhuangzi Township2021Area status was revoked and renamed to Wanping Subdistrict, incorporated Lugouqiao Village
Administrative Division As of 2023, 14 subdivision constituted the Wanping Subdistrict, including 11 communities and 3 villages: Administrative Division CodeCommunity NamesName TransliterationType110106014001城北ChengbeiCommunity110106014002宛平城Wanpingcheng110106014003城南Chengnan110106014004晓月苑Xiaoyueyuan110106014005老庄子Laozhuangzi110106014006晓月苑第二Xiaoyueyuan Di'er110106014007沸城Feicheng110106014008城南第二Chengnan Di'er110106014009景园Jingyuan110106014010宛平城东关Wanpingcheng Dongguan110106014011新城Xincheng110106014201永合庄YonghezhuangVillage110106014202北天堂Beitiantang110106014203卢沟桥Lugouqiao
Landmark Wanping Fortress Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression
See also List of township-level divisions of Beijing
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