Beijing
Beijing is a capital city in China with a population of about 18,960,744.
ChinaMegacity🏆 #2 most populated in China🕐 Asia/Shanghai
Beijing, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's most populous national capital city, as well as China's second-largest city by urban area, after Shanghai. It is located in Northern China, and is governed as a provincial-level direct-administered municipality with 16 municipal districts. Beijing is mostly surrounded by Hebei Province and neighbors Tianjin Municipality to the southeast; together, the three divisions form the Jing-Jin-Ji cluster.
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About Beijing
| Country | China |
| Continent | Asia |
| Explore | 22 |
| Population | 18,960,744 |
| Local currency | CNY |
| Coordinates | 39.9075, 116.3972 |
| Time zone | Asia/Shanghai |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Megacity |
| Population (China) | #2 most populated in China |
| Where on Earth | 39°54′27″N · 116°23′50″E |
| Hemisphere | N · E |
| Distance to the equator | 4,443 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 5,576 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Erzurum (Turkey) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -39.91, -63.60 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Tokyo | 2,090 km |
| Singapore | 4,472 km |
| Moscow | 5,793 km |
| Dubai | 5,841 km |
| Cairo | 7,543 km |
| London | 8,140 km |