Beijing Municipality

Beijing is China's capital and its second-largest city after , with a population of around 22 million. With a rich history as the capital of Imperial China for much of its past, Beijing became the political and cultural heart of the People's Republic of China following the Chinese revolutions.
  • …has about 14,900,000 residents
  • Also known as
    “Beijing”
    “Beijing Shi”
    “Pei-p’ing Shih”
    “Peiping Municipal Administrative Area”
    “Peiping Municipality”
    “Peking Municipality”

Places of Interest

Discover Forbidden City and National Centre for the Performing Arts.
The , located at the centre of …
Railway station
is a passenger railway station in Dongcheng District, .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Xicheng and Central Dongcheng.
District is a district in central .
Dongcheng District is in .

Beijing Municipality

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Latitude
39.9169° or 39° 55′ 1″ north
Longitude
116.3971° or 116° 23′ 49″ east
Open location code
8PFRW98W+QR
Geo­Names ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Uzbek—“Beijing Municipality” goes by many names.
ቤይጂንግAmharic
PekinAzerbaijani
বেইজিংBengali
北京Chinese
北京市Chinese
BeijingHausa
北京Japanese
BeijingJavanese
БәйжіңKazakh
БэйжинKirghiz
BeijingMalay
BeijingOromo
ਬੇਇਜਿੰਗPanjabi
پکنPersian
بیجنګPushto
BeijingSomali
BeijingSwahili
БејжинTajik
БәйҗинTatar
PekinUzbek

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Jingshan Subdistrict and Wangfujing.
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