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