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Beijing 北京 | |
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Municipality | |
Municipality of Beijing · 北京市 | |
From top: Tiananmen, the Bird's Nest stadium, the Temple of Heaven, and the Beijing CBD | |
Location of the Municipality of Beijing within China | |
Country | China |
Settled | c. 473 BC |
Divisions[1] - County-level - Township-level | 16 districts, 2 counties 289 towns and villages |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• CPC Ctte Secretary | Liu Qi |
• Mayor | Guo Jinlong |
Area (ranked 29th) | |
• Municipality | 16,801.25 km2 (6,487.00 sq mi) |
Elevation | 43.5 m (142.7 ft) |
Population | |
• Municipality | 17,430,000 |
• Metro | 11,940,000 |
• Density rank | (4th) |
(26th) | |
Demonym(s) | Beijinger |
Major ethnic groups | |
• Han | 96% |
• Manchu | 2% |
• Hui | 2% |
• Mongolian | 0.3% |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard Time) |
Postal code | 100000 - 102629 |
Area code(s) | 10 |
GDP | 2008 estimate |
- Total | US$151.12 billion (nominal) US$283.92 billion (PPP) (10th) |
- Per capita | US$9,082 (nominal) US$17,063 (PPP) (2nd) |
HDI (2006) | 0.897 (2nd) |
License plate prefixes | 京A, C, E, F, H, J, K, L, M, N, P 京B (taxis) 京G, Y (outside urban area) 京O (police and authorities) 京V (in red color) (military headquarters, central government) |
City trees | Chinese arborvitae (Platycladus orientalis) |
Pagoda tree (Sophora japonica) | |
City flowers | China rose (Rosa chinensis) |
Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium) | |
Website | www.beijing.gov.cn |
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