Chinese Spelling |
北京 |
Pronounced |
Bei-jing |
Old Spelling |
Peking |
Population |
13,569,194 (2000) |
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19,612,368 (2010) |
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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 |
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Haidan: 3,280,670 |
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Fengtai: 2,112,162 |
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Changping: 1,660,501 |
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Daxing: 1,365,112 |
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Xicheng: 1,243,315 |
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Tongzhou: 1,243,315 |
Administrative Divisions |
Districts: 16 |
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Towns & villages: 289 |
Major Ethnic Groups (2000) |
Han Chinese: 12,983,696 (95.7%) |
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Manchu: 250,286 (1.8%) |
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Hui: 235,837 (1.7%) |
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Mongol: 37,464 (0.3%) |
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Korean: 20,369 (0.2%) |