Municipality of Beijing
Municipality
Seat: Dongcheng District & Tongzhou District
County level divisions
Districts16
Township level divisions
Towns / areas*39
Townships / areas*146
Subdistricts137
Villages level divisions
Communities3,060
Administrative villages3,931

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
(City seat)		东城区Dōngchéng Qū110101DCQ40.6919,00022,635
Xicheng District西城区Xīchéng Qū110102XCQ46.51,243,00026,731
Chaoyang District朝阳区Cháoyáng Qū110105CYQ470.83,545,0007,530
Fengtai District丰台区Fēngtái Qū110106FTQ304.22,112,0006,943
Shijingshan District石景山区Shíjǐngshān Qū110107SJS89.8616,0006,860
Haidian District海淀区Hǎidiàn Qū110108HDN426.03,281,0007,702
Mentougou District门头沟区Méntóugōu Qū110109MTG1,331.3290,000218
Fangshan District房山区Fángshān Qū110111FSQ1,866.7945,000506
Tongzhou District
(City seat)		通州区Tōngzhōu Qū110112TZQ870.01,184,0001,361
Shunyi District顺义区Shùnyì Qū110113SYI980.0877,000895
Changping District昌平区Chāngpíng Qū110114CHP1,430.01,661,0001,162
Daxing District大兴区Dàxīng Qū110115DXU1,012.01,365,0001,349
Huairou District怀柔区Huáiróu Qū110116HRO2,557.3373,000146
Pinggu District平谷区Pínggǔ Qū110117PGU1,075.0416,000387
Miyun District密云区Mìyún Qū110118MYI2,335.6468,000200
Yanqing District延庆区Yánqìng Qū110119YQY1,980.0317,000160

Recent changes in administrative divisions

DateBeforeAfterNoteReference[3][4]
1974-08-01parts of Fangshan CountyPetrochemical District Officeestablished
1980-10-20parts of Fangshan CountyYanshan Districtestablished
parts of Petrochemical District Officemerged into
1986-11-11Fangshan CountyFangshan Districtreorganized
Yanshan Districtmerged into
1997-04-29Tong CountyTongzhou DistrictreorganizedState Council [1997]30
1998-03-03Shunyi CountyShunyi DistrictreorganizedState Council [1998]17
1999-09-16Changping CountyChangping DistrictreorganizedState Council [1999]112
2001-01-09Daxing CountyDaxing DistrictreorganizedState Council [2001]4
2001-12-30Huairou CountyHuairou DistrictreorganizedState Council [2001]175
Pinggu CountyPinggu DistrictreorganizedState Council [2001]176
2010-06-28Xuanwu DistrictXicheng Districtmerged intoState Council [2010]55
Chongwen DistrictDongcheng Districtmerged into
2015-10-13Miyun CountyMiyun DistrictreorganizedState Council [2015]182
Yanqing CountyYanqing Districtreorganized

Historical divisions

ROC (1911–1949)

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

References

  1. ↑ 2012国家统计局统计用区划代码 Archived 2013-07-27 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ 北京市2010年第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报 Archived 2011-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ 中华人民共和国行政区划沿革 (1949-2006). www.gov.cn. Government of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  4. ↑ 县级以上行政区划变更情况 (1999-present). www.mca.gov.cn. Ministry of Civial Affairs of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
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