National capital

Beijing

Populated place🇨🇳 ChinaPPLC
GEONAME1816670
LAT,LNG39.907, 116.397
TZAsia/Shanghai

Beijing is a national capital in China. It has a population of about 18,960,744. It lies at 39.907, 116.397 in the Asia/Shanghai timezone.

Type
National capital
Population
18,960,744
Country
🇨🇳China
Timezone
Asia/Shanghai

Key facts about Beijing

GET/places/1816670
Feature class
P · Populated place
Feature code
PPLC
Country
🇨🇳 China
Admin code
22
Timezone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
39.907, 116.397
Population
18,960,744
ASCII name
Beijing
GeoNames ID
1816670

Cities near Beijing

GET/cities/near?lat=39.9075&lng=116.39723
Daxing· 19.6 kmTongzhou· 22.6 kmMentougou· 26.2 kmLiangxiang· 29.6 kmShunyi· 32 kmChangping· 37 kmFangshan· 42.2 kmLangfang· 50.9 km

Places near Beijing

GET/places/near?lat=39.9075&lng=116.39723
China Garment House· 0.1 kmFragrant Hill Golden Resources Commerce· 0.1 kmGong’an Bu· 0.3 kmPentahotel Beijing· 0.3 kmPentahotel Beijing (Penta Plus)· 0.3 kmLandmark Towers· 0.3 kmHoliday Inn Downtown· 0.3 kmTianan Rega Hotel· 0.3 km

Frequently asked questions about Beijing

What country is Beijing in?

Beijing is in China.

What is the population of Beijing?

Beijing has a population of about 18,960,744.

Where is Beijing located?

Beijing is located at latitude 39.9075, longitude 116.3972.

What timezone is Beijing in?

Beijing observes the Asia/Shanghai timezone.

Query Beijing from the API

Everything shown here comes from the free REST API — no key required. Each URL below is filled in for Beijing.

This place
GET countries.dev/places/1816670
Full record for BeijingDocs
Around it
GET countries.dev/cities/near?lat=39.9075&lng=116.39723
Nearest cities to this pointDocs
GET countries.dev/places/near?lat=39.9075&lng=116.39723
Nearest places of any typeDocs
In China
GET countries.dev/alpha/CN
Full record for ChinaDocs
GET countries.dev/cities?country=CN
Largest cities in ChinaDocs