Gaocun, Wuqing

Gaocun Town, formerly Gaocun Township, 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.
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, an international school called Haileybury International School, Wisdom Plaza and Jingjinhui entertainment complex. Two shopping malls are currently under construction.

Geography

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.

Administrative divisions

In 2022, Gaocun town incorporated the following residential communities and villages:

Residential communities

Niuzhen Xinyuan
Taitou Xinyuan
Fenggang Xinyuan

Villages

Gaocun
Lancheng
Houhoushang
Renzhuang
Jianchang
Yongxingzhuang
Zhonghan
Dazhou
Xiaozhou
Lilao
Tianhu