Beijing

Beijing Municipality

Province Overview
Chinese Spelling 北京
Pronounced Bei-jing
Old Spelling Peking
Population 13,569,194 (2000)
19,612,368 (2010)
25,655,542 (2020)
Area 6,336 sq. miles (16,410 sq. km)
Population Density 3,400 people per sq. mile (1,300 per sq. km)
Highest Elevation 143 feet (44 meters)
Largest Districts (2010) Chaoyang: 3,545,147
Haidan: 3,280,670
Fengtai: 2,112,162
Changping: 1,660,501
Daxing: 1,365,112
Xicheng: 1,243,315
Tongzhou: 1,243,315
Administrative Divisions Districts: 16
Towns & villages: 289
Major Ethnic Groups (2000) Han Chinese: 12,983,696 (95.7%)
Manchu: 250,286 (1.8%)
Hui: 235,837 (1.7%)
Mongol: 37,464 (0.3%)
Korean: 20,369 (0.2%)
People Group Profiles
Han Chinese, Mandarin
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