Administrative division
Beijing is a provincial-level division (municipality) of the People's Republic of China[2]. It has 16 districts[2]: Dongcheng, Xicheng, Chaoyang, Fengtai, Shijingshan, Haidian, Mentougou, Fangshan, Tongzhou, Shunyi, Changping, Daxing, Huairou, Pinggu, Miyun, Yanqing.
Basic facts
- Administrative division code: 110000[2]
- Area: 16,410.54 km²[4]
- Resident population: 21.80 million (end of 2025)[5]
- GDP: CNY 5.20734 trillion (2025)[5]; per capita about CNY 239,000 (2025)[4]
- Seat of government: No. 57 Yunhe East Street, Tongzhou District[5]
- Telephone area code: 010; postal code: 100000[5]
- ISO 3166-2: CN-BJ[4]
- Licence plate codes: 京A–京Q, 京Y[5]
- Climate: warm-temperate semi-humid to semi-arid monsoon climate[5]
- Time zone: China Standard Time (UTC+8)[4]
- City flowers: Chinese rose and chrysanthemum; city trees: Chinese arborvitae and Chinese scholar tree[4]
History
- 1368: replaced Dadu (Khanbaliq) of the Yuan dynasty[3].
- From 1421: named Beijing, until 7 June 1928[3].
- 8 June 1928 – 28 July 1937: Peiping[3].
- 29 July 1937 – 2 September 1945: Beijing[3].
- 3 September 1945 – 30 September 1949: Peiping[3].
- From 1 October 1949: Beijing[3].
Academic and public life
Peking University is in Beijing. The May Fourth Movement began with student demonstrations here in 1919.