List of administrative divisions of Beijing explained

Municipality of Beijing
Type:Municipality
Seat:Dongcheng District & Tongzhou District
Districts:16
Towns Areas:39
Townships Areas:146
Subdistricts:137
Communities:3,060
Villages:3,931

Beijing is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China, and is divided into 16 districts.

Administrative divisions

All of these administrative divisions are explained in greater detail at Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China. This chart lists only county-level divisions of Beijing.

NameChineseHanyu PinyinDivision code[1] Area (km2)Population (2010 census)[2] Density (/km2)
  Dongcheng District
Chinese: 东城区 Chinese: Dōngchéng Qū 110101 DCQ 40.6 919,000 22,635
Xicheng DistrictChinese: 西城区 Chinese: Xīchéng Qū 110102 XCQ 46.5 1,243,000 26,731
Chaoyang DistrictChinese: 朝阳区 Chinese: Cháoyáng Qū 110105 CYQ 470.8 3,545,000 7,530
Fengtai DistrictChinese: 丰台区 Chinese: Fēngtái Qū 110106 FTQ 304.2 2,112,000 6,943
Shijingshan DistrictChinese: 石景山区 Chinese: Shíjǐngshān Qū 110107 SJS 89.8 616,000 6,860
Haidian DistrictChinese: 海淀区 Chinese: Hǎidiàn Qū 110108 HDN 426.0 3,281,000 7,702
Mentougou DistrictChinese: 门头沟区 Chinese: Méntóugōu Qū 110109 MTG 1,331.3 290,000 218
Fangshan DistrictChinese: 房山区 Chinese: Fángshān Qū 110111 FSQ 1,866.7 945,000 506
Tongzhou District
Chinese: 通州区 Chinese: Tōngzhōu Qū 110112 TZQ 870.0 1,184,000 1,361
Shunyi DistrictChinese: 顺义区 Chinese: Shùnyì Qū 110113 SYI 980.0 877,000 895
Changping DistrictChinese: 昌平区 Chinese: Chāngpíng Qū 110114 CHP 1,430.0 1,661,000 1,162
Daxing DistrictChinese: 大兴区 Chinese: Dàxīng Qū 110115 DXU 1,012.0 1,365,000 1,349
Huairou DistrictChinese: 怀柔区 Chinese: Huáiróu Qū 110116 HRO 2,557.3 373,000 146
Pinggu DistrictChinese: 平谷区 Chinese: Pínggǔ Qū 110117 PGU 1,075.0 416,000 387
Miyun DistrictChinese: 密云区 Chinese: Mìyún Qū 110118 MYI 2,335.6 468,000 200
Yanqing DistrictChinese: 延庆区 Chinese: Yánqìng Qū 110119 YQY 1,980.0 317,000 160

Recent changes in administrative divisions

Date Before After Note Reference[3] [4]
1974-08-01 Fangshan County Petrochemical District Office established
1980-10-20 Fangshan County Yanshan District established
Petrochemical District Office merged into
1986-11-11 Fangshan County Fangshan District reorganized
Yanshan District merged into
1997-04-29 Tong County Tongzhou District reorganized State Council [1997]30
1998-03-03 Shunyi County Shunyi District reorganized State Council [1998]17
1999-09-16 Changping County Changping District reorganized State Council [1999]112
2001-01-09 Daxing County Daxing District reorganized State Council [2001]4
2001-12-30 Huairou County Huairou District reorganized State Council [2001]175
Pinggu County Pinggu District reorganized State Council [2001]176
2010-06-28 Xuanwu District Xicheng District merged into State Council [2010]55
Chongwen District Dongcheng District merged into
2015-10-13 Miyun County Miyun District reorganized State Council [2015]182
Yanqing County Yanqing District reorganized

Historical divisions

ROC (1911 - 1949)

County / CityPresent division
Beiping City
Chinese: 北平市
Dongcheng, Xicheng, Chaoyang, Haidian
Tong County, Hebei
Chinese: 通縣
Tongzhou
Daxing County, Hebei
Chinese: 大興縣
Daxing
Wanping County, Hebei
Chinese: 宛平縣
Mentougou, Fengtai, Shijingshan
Liangxiang County, Hebei
Chinese: 良鄉縣
Fangshan
Huairou County, Hebei
Chinese: 懷柔縣
Huairou
Shunyi County, Hebei
Chinese: 順義縣
Shunyi
Changping County, Hebei
Chinese: 昌平縣
Changping
Pinggu County, Hebei
Chinese: 平谷縣
Pinggu
Miyun County, Hebei
Chinese: 密雲縣
Miyun
Yanqing County, Qahar
Chinese: 延慶縣
Yanqing

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjbz/cxfldm/2012/index.html 2012国家统计局统计用区划代码
  2. http://www.bjstats.gov.cn/xwgb/tjgb/pcgb/201105/t20110504_201363.htm 北京市2010年第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报
  3. Web site: zh:中华人民共和国行政区划沿革 (1949-2006). http://www.gov.cn/test/2006-02/27/content_212020.htm. www.gov.cn. Government of the People's Republic of China. 11 January 2016.
  4. Web site: zh:县级以上行政区划变更情况 (1999-present). http://202.108.98.30/description?dcpid=1. www.mca.gov.cn. Ministry of Civial Affairs of the People's Republic of China. 11 January 2016.