<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Beijing 北京 市 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Municipality </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Beijing Municipality </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Clockwise from top : Beijing CBD skyline , Tiananmen , Temple of Heaven , National Center for the Performing Arts , and Beijing National Stadium </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Location of Beijing Municipality within China </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Coordinates : 39 ° 55 ′ N 116 ° 23 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 39.917 ° N 116.383 ° E ﻿ / 39.917 ; 116.383 Coordinates : 39 ° 55 ′ N 116 ° 23 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 39.917 ° N 116.383 ° E ﻿ / 39.917 ; 116.383 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> People 's Republic of China </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Established date </Th> <Td> 1046 BC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Divisions - County - level - Township - level </Th> <Td> 16 districts 289 towns and villages </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Government </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Municipality </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Party Secretary </Th> <Td> Cai Qi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mayor </Th> <Td> Chen Jining ( acting ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Congress Chairman </Th> <Td> Li Wei </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Conference Chairman </Th> <Td> Ji Lin </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Area </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Municipality </Th> <Td> 16,411 km ( 6,336 sq mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Land </Th> <Td> 16,801 km ( 6,487 sq mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Urban </Th> <Td> 1,368 km ( 528 sq mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Rural </Th> <Td> 15,042 km ( 5,808 sq mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Elevation </Th> <Td> 43.5 m ( 142.7 ft ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Population ( 2015 ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Municipality </Th> <Td> 21,700,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Density </Th> <Td> 1,300 / km ( 3,400 / sq mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Urban </Th> <Td> 18,590,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Metro ( 2010 ) </Th> <Td> 24,900,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Ranks in China </Th> <Td> Population : 27th ; Density : 4th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Major ethnic groups </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Han </Th> <Td> 95 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Manchu </Th> <Td> 2 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Hui </Th> <Td> 2 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mongol </Th> <Td> 0.3 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Other </Th> <Td> 0.7 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Time zone </Th> <Td> CST ( UTC + 8 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Postal code </Th> <Td> 100000 -- 102629 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Area code ( s ) </Th> <Td> 10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> GDP ( nominal ) </Th> <Td> 2016 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> - Total </Th> <Td> CNY 2.49 trillion USD 375 billion ( 13th ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> - Per capita </Th> <Td> CNY 114,742 USD 17,278 ( 2nd ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> - Growth </Th> <Td> 6.7 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> HDI ( 2014 ) </Th> <Td> 0.869 ( 1st ) -- very high </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> License plate prefixes </Th> <Td> 京 A , C , E , F , H , J , K , L , M , N , P , Q , Y 京 B ( taxis ) 京 G ( outside urban area ) 京 O , D ( police and authorities ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Abbreviation </Th> <Td> BJ / 京 ( jīng ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> City trees </Th> <Td> Chinese arborvitae ( Platycladus orientalis ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Pagoda tree ( Sophora japonica ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> City flowers </Th> <Td> China rose ( Rosa chinensis ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Chrysanthemum ( Chrysanthemum morifolium ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.ebeijing.gov.cn </Td> </Tr> </Table>
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39 ° 55 ′ N 116 ° 23 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 39.917 ° N 116.383 ° E