Template:Infobox Beijing
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| Beijing - 北京 | |
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| Location in the People's Republic of China | |
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| Basic Information | |
| Origin of name: | 北 běi - north 京 jīng - capital "Northern Capital" |
| Abbreviation: | 京 Jīng |
| Area: | 16,808 km² (29th) |
| Population (2004): | 14,930,000 (26th) Municipality |
| approx. 7.5 million Urban Area | |
| Density (2004): | 888/km² (4th) Municipality |
| GDP (2004): - per capita |
CNY 428.3 billion (15th) CNY 28,700 (2nd) |
| HDI (2005) | 0.882 (2nd) — high |
| Major nationalities (2000): | Han - 96% Manchu - 2% Hui - 2% Mongolian - 0.3% |
| City trees: | Chinese arborvitae (Platycladus orientalis) Pagoda tree (Sophora japonica) |
| City flowers: | Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium) Chinese rose (Rosa chinensis) |
| Elevation: | 43.5m |
| Coordinates: | |
| Postal code: | 100000 - 102600 |
| Area code: | +86/10 |
| License plate prefixes : | 京A, C, E, F, H, J 京B (taxis) 京G (outside urban area) 京O (police and authorities) 京V (military headquarters & central government) |
| ISO 3166-2: | cn-11 |
| Time zone : | UTC+8 |
| Website : | www.beijing.gov.cn www.ebeijing.gov.cn (English) |
| Government | |
| Administration Type: | Municipality |
| CPC Beijing Committee Secretary: |
Liu Qi |
| Mayor: | Wang Qishan |
| County-level divisions: | 18 |
| Township-level divisions: | 273 |
