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Peking, China

Beijing
北京市
Municipality
Beijing Municipality
Clockwise from top: Beijing CBD skyline, Tiananmen, Temple of Heaven, National Centre for the Performing Arts, and Beijing National Stadium
Location of Beijing Municipality within China
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 1046 BC
Divisions
 - County-level
 - Township-level

16 districts
289 towns and villages
Government
 • Type Municipality
 • Party Secretary Guo Jinlong (Politburo member)
 • Mayor Cai Qi (CPC)
 • Congress Chairman Du Deyin
 • Conference Chairman Ji Lin
Area
 • Municipality 16,411 km2 (6,336 sq mi)
 • Land 16,801 km2 (6,487 sq mi)
 • Urban 1,368 km2 (528 sq mi)
 • Rural 15,042 km2 (5,808 sq mi)
Elevation 43.5 m (142.7 ft)
Population (2015)
 • Municipality 21,700,000
 • Density 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
 • Urban 18,590,000
 • Metro (2010) 24,900,000
 • Ranks in China Population: 27th;
Density: 4th
Major ethnic groups
 • Han 95%
 • Manchu 2%
 • Hui 2%
 • Mongol 0.3%
 • Other 0.7%
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code 100000–102629
Area code(s) 10
GDP(nominal) 2016
 - Total CNY 2.49 trillion
USD 375 billion (13th)
 - Per capita CNY 114,742
USD 17,278 (2nd)
 - Growth Increase 6.7%
HDI (2014) 0.869 (1st)—very high
License plate prefixes 京A, C, E, F, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q
京B (taxis)
京G, Y (outside urban area)
京O, D (police and authorities)
City trees Chinese arborvitae (Platycladus orientalis)
  Pagoda tree (Sophora japonica)
City flowers China rose (Rosa chinensis)
  Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
Website www.ebeijing.gov.cn
Beijing
Beijing name.svg
"Beijing" in regular Chinese characters
Chinese 北京
Postal Peking
Peiping (1368–1403; 1928–1937; 1945–1949)
Literal meaning "Northern Capital"

Beijing (formerly romanised as Peking) is the capital of the People's Republic of China and the world's third most populous city proper. It is also one of the world's most populous capital cities. The city, located in northern China, is governed as a direct-controlled municipality under the national government with 16 urban, suburban, and rural districts. Beijing Municipality is surrounded by Hebei Province with the exception of neighbouring Tianjin Municipality to the southeast; together the three divisions form the Jingjinji metropolitan region and the national capital region of China.

A city combining both modern and traditional architecture, Beijing is an ever-changing megacity rich in history but also truly modern, exemplified in its extraordinary global influence in politics, business & economy, education, history, culture, language, music, sporting, architecture, civilization, fashion, art, entertainment, innovation and technology. Beijing is the second largest Chinese city by urban population after Shanghai and is the nation's political, cultural, and educational centre. It is home to the headquarters of most of China's largest state-owned companies, and is a major hub for the national highway, expressway, railway, and high-speed rail networks. The Beijing Capital International Airport has been the second busiest in the world by passenger traffic since 2010, and, as of 2016, the city's subway network is the busiest and second longest in the world, after Shanghai's subway system.


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