Beijing

CityCN-BJ

City of China.

AsiaCapital: DongchengSub-region: NorthLanguage: Mandarin
Population
21.9M
Metros tracked
1
22.6M in metros (103%)
Composite score
113.3
Sum across tracked metros
Type
City
ISO 3166-2: CN-BJ
At a glance
Area
16,411 km²
Population density
1,334 /km²
Highest point
Mount Dongling
Legislature
Beijing Municipal People's Congress
Human Development Index
0.912 (2023)
Rank in China
3rd of 31 by composite score
Area rank
29th of 31 by area
Largest tracked metro
Beijing

Civic facts via Wikidata.

Beijing metro footprint

1 metro
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Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.

1 tracked metro

#6Beijing
113.3
22.6MGlobal Capital