City Layout
Neighbourhoods
Major neighbourhoods in urban Beijing include the following. Neighbourhoods may overlap across multiple districts (see below):
* Andingmen 安定门
* Beiyuan 北苑
* Chaoyangmen 朝阳门
* Dongzhimen 东直门
* Fangzhuang 方庄
* Fuchengmen 阜成门
* Fuxingmen 复兴门
* Guomao 国贸
* Hepingli 和平里
* Wangjing 望京
* Wangfujing 王府井
* Wudaokou 五道口
* Xidan 西单
* Xizhimen 西直门
* Yayuncun 亚运村
* Zhongguancun 中关村
Several place names in Beijing end with mén (门), meaning "gate", as they were the locations of gates in the former Beijing city wall. Other place names end in cūn (村), meaning "village", as they were originally villages outside the city wall.
Towns
Towns within Beijing Municipality but outside the urban area include:
* Changping 昌平
* Huairou 怀柔
* Miyun 密云
* Liangxiang 良乡
* Liulimiao 琉璃庙
* Tongzhou 通州
* Yizhuang 亦庄
* Xiaotangshan 小汤山
Subdivisions
Beijing Municipality comprises 18 administrative sub-divisions, county-level units governed directly by the municipality (second-level divisions). Of these, 16 are districts and 2 are counties.
The urban and suburban areas of the city are divided into eight (8) districts:
| District | Population (2000 census) | Area (km²) | Density (per km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dongcheng District (东城区: Dōngchéng Qū) | 536,000 | 24.7 | 21,700 |
| Xicheng District (西城区: Xīchéng Qū) | 707,000 | 30.0 | 23,567 |
| Chongwen District (崇文区: Chóngwén Qū) | 346,000 | 15.9 | 21,761 |
| Xuanwu District (宣武区: Xuānwǔ Qū) | 526,000 | 16.5 | 31,879 |
| Chaoyang District (朝阳区: Cháoyáng Qū) | 2,290,000 | 470.8 | 4,864 |
| Haidian District (海淀区: Hǎidiàn Qū) | 2,240,000 | 426.0 | 5,258 |
| Fengtai District (丰台区: Fēngtái Qū) | 1,369,000 | 304.2 | 4,500 |
| Shijingshan District (石景山区: Shíjǐngshān Qū) | 489,000 | 89.8 | 5,445 |
| City proper + inner suburbs | 8.50 million | 1377.9 | 6,171 |
The following six districts encompass the more distant suburbs and satellite towns, constituting part of the metropolitan area:
| District | Population (2000 census) | Area (km²) | Density (per km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mentougou District (门头沟区: Méntóugōu Qū) | 267,000 | 1,331.3 | 201 |
| Fangshan District (房山区: Fángshān Qū) Fangshan County until 1986 |
814,000 | 1,866.7 | 436 |
| Tongzhou District (通州区: Tōngzhōu Qū) Tong County until 1997 |
674,000 | 870.0 | 775 |
| Shunyi District (顺义区: Shùnyì Qū) Shunyi County until 1998 |
637,000 | 980.0 | 650 |
| Changping District (昌平区: Chāngpíng Qū) Changping County until 1999 |
615,000 | 1,430.0 | 430 |
| Daxing District (大兴区: Dàxīng Qū) Daxing County until 2001 |
672,000 | 1,012.0 | 664 |
| Outer suburbs | 3.68 million | 7,490 | 491 |
The other two districts and the two counties located further out govern semirural and rural areas:
| District | Population (2000 census) | Area (km²) | Density (per km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinggu District (平谷区: Pínggǔ Qū) Pinggu County until 2001 |
397,000 | 1,075.0 | 369 |
| Huairou District (怀柔区: Huáiróu Qū) Huairou County until 2001 |
296,000 | 2,557.3 | 116 |
| Miyun County (密云县: Mìyún Xiàn) | 420,000 | 2,335.6 | 180 |
| Yanqing County (延庆县: Yánqìng Xiàn) | 275,000 | 1,980.0 | 139 |
| Peripheral areas | 1.39 million | 7,947.9 | 175 |
Source: Geohive
Beijing's 18 districts and counties are further subdivided into 273 lower (third)-level administrative units at the township level: 119 towns, 24 townships, 5 ethnic townships and 125 subdistricts.
Location(s)
Beijing, 11
China