Beijing 北京市 | |
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Municipality | |
![]() Clockwise from top: Beijing CBD skyline, Tiananmen, Temple of Heaven, National Center for the Performing Arts, and Beijing National Stadium
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![]() Location of Beijing Municipality within China | |
Coordinates: 39°55′N 116°23′E / 39.917°N 116.383°E / 39.917; 116.383Coordinates: 39°55′N 116°23′E / 39.917°N 116.383°E / 39.917; 116.383 | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Established date | 1045 BCE (Zhou Dynasty) |
Divisions - County-level - Township-level |
16 districts 289 towns and villages |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Party Secretary | Cai Qi |
• Mayor | Chen Jining |
• Congress Chairman | Li Wei (zh) |
• Conference Chairman | Ji Lin |
Area | |
• Municipality | 16,411 km2 (6,336 sq mi) |
• Land | 16,801 km2 (6,487 sq mi) |
• Urban (2018) | 4,144 km2 (1,600 sq mi) |
• Rural | 15,042 km2 (5,808 sq mi) |
Elevation | 43.5 m (142.7 ft) |
Population (2017) | |
• Municipality | 21,707,000 |
• Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
• Urban (2018) | 21,250,000 |
• Metro (2017) | 24,000,000 |
• Ranks in China |
Population: 27th; Density: 4th |
Major ethnic groups | |
• Han | 95% |
• Manchu | 2% |
• Hui | 2% |
• Mongol | 0.3% |
• Other | 0.7% |
Time zone | CST (UTC+8) |
Postal code | 100000–102629 |
Area code(s) | 10 |
ISO 3166 code | CN-BJ |
GDP(nominal) | 2017 |
- Total |
¥2.80 trillion ($414.71 billion) (12th) |
- Per capita | ¥128,927 ($19,895) (1st) |
- Growth |
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HDI (2014) | 0.869 (1st)—very high |
License plate prefixes |
京A, C, E, F, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, Y 京B (taxis) 京G (outside urban area) 京O, D (police and authorities) |
Abbreviation | BJ / 京 (jīng) |
City trees | Chinese arborvitae (Platycladus orientalis) |
Pagoda tree (Sophora japonica) | |
City flowers | China rose (Rosa chinensis) |
Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium) | |
Website | Beijing Official Website International - eBeijing.gov.cn (in English) 首都之窗-北京市政务门户网站 (in Chinese) |