Beijing ( /beɪˈdʒɪŋ/; Chinese: 北京; pinyin: Běijīng, [peɪ˨˩ t͡ɕiŋ˥]), formerly romanized as Peking ( /piːˈkɪŋ/ or /peɪˈkɪŋ/), is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The metropolis, located in northern China, is governed as a direct-controlled municipality under the national government, with 14 urban and suburban districts and two rural counties....
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Country:
Area:
- 16,801.25 km² (6486.999 mi² )
Population:
- 10,123,000 (2008)
Also known as:
- Peking,
- Beijing Shi,
- Peiping Municipality,
- Peiping Municipal Administrative Area,
- Pei-P’Ing Shih,
- Pei-P'Ing Shih,
- Peipingshih,
- Peking Municipality,
- 北京,
- 帝都,
- 京城
