Beijing

Beijing, alternatively romanized as Peking, is the capital of the People's Republic of China. With about 22 million residents, Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city as... Wikipedia

  • Country:  China
  • Established:  1045 BC
  • Founded by:  Zhou dynasty (Western Zhou)
  • Municipal seat:  Tongzhou District
  • Divisions - County-level - Township, level:  16 districts, 343 towns and subdistricts
  • Type:  Municipality
  • Body:  Beijing Municipal People's Congress
  • CCP Secretary:  Yin Li
  • Congress Chairman:  Li Xiuling
  • Mayor:  Yin Yong
  • CPPCC Chairman:  Wei Xiaodong
  • National People's Congress Representation:  53 deputies
  • Municipality:  21,893,095
  • Urban:  21,893,095
  • Metro:  22,366,547
  • Ranks in China:  Population: 27th, Density: 4th
  • Time zone:  CST (UTC+08:00)
  • Postal codes:  100000–102629
  • Area code(s):  10
  • ISO 3166 code:  CN-BJ
  • – Growth:  0.7%
  • 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
  • HDI (2021):  0.907 (1st) – very high
  • Website:  English version
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo