Shigezhuang Town () is a town inside of Wuqing District, Tianjin, China. It shares a border with Huanghuadian Town to its north, Chenzui Town to its east, Chagugang Town to its south, as well as Geyucheng and Matou Towns to its west. In 2010, Its population was 23,309.
During the Ming dynasty, ten families from southern China migrated and settled in this region. As a result, the area came to be known as Shijiazhuang (). It later evolved into Shigezhuang () in the Qing dynasty.
Geography Shigezhuang Town is situated at Tianjin's western boundary with Hebei, with Beijing–Shanghai Expressway and Beijing–Taipei Expressway passing through it. It reaches an average altitude of 12 meters above the sea level.
History +Timetable of Shigezhuang TownYearStatusUnder1949 - 195012th DistrictWuqing County, Hebei1950 - 19539th District1953 - 1958Shigezhuang Township1958 - 1961Huanghuadian Weixing People's Commune1961 - 1973Shigezhuang People's Commune1973 - 1983Wuqing County, Tianjin1983 - 1995Shigezhuang Township1995 - 2000Shigezhuang Town2000 - presentWuqing District, Tianjin
Administrative divisions At the end of 2022, Shigezhuang Town consisted of the following one residential community and 12 villages:
Residential community
Xudong Xinyuan (旭东欣苑)
Villages
Shidong (石东) Shinan (石南) Shibei (石北) Shixi (石西) Dingziwu (定子务) Xinanzhuang (西南庄) Aodong (敖东) Aonan (敖南) Aobei (敖北) Aoxi (敖西) Lianggezhuang (梁各庄) Ligezhuang (李各庄)
See also
List of township-level divisions of Tianjin
References