Beijing
北京
Peking
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Beijing Municipality[2] | |
Beijing central business district with the
China Zun (center)
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Coordinates (Tian'anmen Square national flag): 39°54′24″N 116°23′51″E / 39.90667°N 116.39750°E / 39.90667; 116.39750 | |
Country | China |
Established | 1045 BC |
Founded by | Zhou dynasty (Western Zhou) |
Municipal seat | Tongzhou District |
Divisions - County-level - Township- level |
16 districts 343 towns and subdistricts |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Body | Beijing Municipal People's Congress |
• Party Secretary | Yin Li |
• Congress Chairman | Li Xiuling |
• Mayor | Yin Yong |
• CPPCC Chairman | Wei Xiaodong |
• National People's Congress Representation | 53 deputies |
Area | |
• Municipality | 16,410.54 km2 (6,336.14 sq mi) |
• Land | 16,410.54 km2 (6,336.14 sq mi) |
• Urban | 16,410.54 km2 (6,336.14 sq mi) |
• Metro | 12,796.5 km2 (4,940.8 sq mi) |
Elevation | 43.5 m (142.7 ft) |
Highest elevation
(
Mount Ling)
|
2,303 m (7,556 ft) |
Population
(2020 census)
[4]
|
|
• Municipality | 21,893,095 |
• Density | 1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi) |
• Urban | 21,893,095 |
• Urban density | 1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi) |
• Metro | 22,366,547 |
• Metro density | 1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi) |
• Ranks in China | Population: 27th; Density: 4th |
Major ethnic groups | |
• Han | 95% |
GDP (2023)[5] | |
• Municipality | CN¥ 4,376 billion (13th) US$ 621 billion |
• Per capita | CN¥ 200,273 (1st) US$ 28,421 |
Time zone | UTC+08:00 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+09:00 (CDT) |
Postal codes |
100000–
102629
|
Area code | 10 |
ISO 3166 code | CN-BJ |
Growth [clarification needed] | 0.7% |
License plate prefixes | 京A, C, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q 京B (taxis) 京G, Y (outside urban area) 京O, D (police and authorities) |
Abbreviation |
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HDI (2022) | 0.905[6] (1st) – very high |
Website | beijing.gov.cn english |
Symbols | |
Flower | China rose (Rosa chinensis) Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium) |
Tree | Chinese arborvitae (Platycladus orientalis) Pagoda tree (Styphnolobium japonicum) |
Beijing
北京
Peking
|
|
---|---|
Beijing Municipality[2] | |
Beijing central business district with the
China Zun (center)
|
|
Coordinates (Tian'anmen Square national flag): 39°54′24″N 116°23′51″E / 39.90667°N 116.39750°E / 39.90667; 116.39750 | |
Country | China |
Established | 1045 BC |
Founded by | Zhou dynasty (Western Zhou) |
Municipal seat | Tongzhou District |
Divisions - County-level - Township- level |
16 districts 343 towns and subdistricts |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Body | Beijing Municipal People's Congress |
• Party Secretary | Yin Li |
• Congress Chairman | Li Xiuling |
• Mayor | Yin Yong |
• CPPCC Chairman | Wei Xiaodong |
• National People's Congress Representation | 53 deputies |
Area | |
• Municipality | 16,410.54 km2 (6,336.14 sq mi) |
• Land | 16,410.54 km2 (6,336.14 sq mi) |
• Urban | 16,410.54 km2 (6,336.14 sq mi) |
• Metro | 12,796.5 km2 (4,940.8 sq mi) |
Elevation | 43.5 m (142.7 ft) |
Highest elevation
(
Mount Ling)
|
2,303 m (7,556 ft) |
Population
(2020 census)
[4]
|
|
• Municipality | 21,893,095 |
• Density | 1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi) |
• Urban | 21,893,095 |
• Urban density | 1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi) |
• Metro | 22,366,547 |
• Metro density | 1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi) |
• Ranks in China | Population: 27th; Density: 4th |
Major ethnic groups | |
• Han | 95% |
GDP (2023)[5] | |
• Municipality | CN¥ 4,376 billion (13th) US$ 621 billion |
• Per capita | CN¥ 200,273 (1st) US$ 28,421 |
Time zone | UTC+08:00 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+09:00 (CDT) |
Postal codes |
100000–
102629
|
Area code | 10 |
ISO 3166 code | CN-BJ |
Growth [clarification needed] | 0.7% |
License plate prefixes | 京A, C, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q 京B (taxis) 京G, Y (outside urban area) 京O, D (police and authorities) |
Abbreviation |
|
HDI (2022) | 0.905[6] (1st) – very high |
Website | beijing.gov.cn english |
Symbols | |
Flower | China rose (Rosa chinensis) Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium) |
Tree | Chinese arborvitae (Platycladus orientalis) Pagoda tree (Styphnolobium japonicum) |