# List of administrative divisions of Beijing

Beijing is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China, and is divided into 16 districts.
* Dongcheng
* Xicheng
* 1. Shijingshan
* Chaoyang
* Haidian
* Fengtai
* Shijingshan
* Mentougou
* Fangshan
* Tongzhou
* Shunyi
* Changping
* Daxing
* Pinggu
* Huairou
* Yanqing
* Miyun

## Administrative divisions

All of these administrative divisions are explained in greater detail at Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China. This chart lists only county-level divisions of Beijing.
| Name | Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Division code | Division code | Area (km$^2$) | Population (2010 census) | Density (/km$^2$) |
| Dongcheng District (City seat) | 东城区 | Dōngchéng Qū | 110101 | DCQ | 40.6 | 919,000 | 22,635 |
| Xicheng District | 西城区 | Xīchéng Qū | 110102 | XCQ | 46.5 | 1,243,000 | 26,731 |
| Chaoyang District | 朝阳区 | Cháoyáng Qū | 110105 | CYQ | 470.8 | 3,545,000 | 7,530 |
| Fengtai District | 丰台区 | Fēngtái Qū | 110106 | FTQ | 304.2 | 2,112,000 | 6,943 |
| Shijingshan District | 石景山区 | Shíjǐngshān Qū | 110107 | SJS | 89.8 | 616,000 | 6,860 |
| Haidian District | 海淀区 | Hǎidiàn Qū | 110108 | HDN | 426.0 | 3,281,000 | 7,702 |
| Mentougou District | 门头沟区 | Méntóugōu Qū | 110109 | MTG | 1,331.3 | 290,000 | 218 |
| Fangshan District | 房山区 | Fángshān Qū | 110111 | FSQ | 1,866.7 | 945,000 | 506 |
| Tongzhou District (City seat) | 通州区 | Tōngzhōu Qū | 110112 | TZQ | 870.0 | 1,184,000 | 1,361 |
| Shunyi District | 顺义区 | Shùnyì Qū | 110113 | SYI | 980.0 | 877,000 | 895 |
| Changping District | 昌平区 | Chāngpíng Qū | 110114 | CHP | 1,430.0 | 1,661,000 | 1,162 |
| Daxing District | 大兴区 | Dàxīng Qū | 110115 | DXU | 1,012.0 | 1,365,000 | 1,349 |
| Huairou District | 怀柔区 | Huáiróu Qū | 110116 | HRO | 2,557.3 | 373,000 | 146 |
| Pinggu District | 平谷区 | Pínggǔ Qū | 110117 | PGU | 1,075.0 | 416,000 | 387 |
| Miyun District | 密云区 | Mìyún Qū | 110118 | MYI | 2,335.6 | 468,000 | 200 |
| Yanqing District | 延庆区 | Yánqìng Qū | 110119 | YQY | 1,980.0 | 317,000 | 160 |

## Recent changes in administrative divisions

| Date | Before | After | Note | Reference |
| 1974-08-01 | parts of Fangshan County | Petrochemical District Office | established | |
| 1980-10-20 | parts of Fangshan County | Yanshan District | established | |
| 1980-10-20 | parts of Petrochemical District Office | Yanshan District | merged into | |
| 1986-11-11 | Fangshan County | Fangshan District | reorganized | |
| 1986-11-11 | Yanshan District | Fangshan District | merged into | |
| 1997-04-29 | Tong County | Tongzhou District | reorganized | State Council [1997]30 |
| 1998-03-03 | Shunyi County | Shunyi District | reorganized | State Council [1998]17 |
| 1999-09-16 | Changping County | Changping District | reorganized | State Council [1999]112 |
| 2001-01-09 | Daxing County | Daxing District | reorganized | State Council [2001]4 |
| 2001-12-30 | Huairou County | Huairou District | reorganized | State Council [2001]175 |
| 2001-12-30 | Pinggu County | Pinggu District | reorganized | State Council [2001]176 |
| 2010-06-28 | Xuanwu District | Xicheng District | merged into | State Council [2010]55 |
| 2010-06-28 | Chongwen District | Dongcheng District | merged into | State Council [2010]55 |
| 2015-10-13 | Miyun County | Miyun District | reorganized | State Council [2015]182 |
| 2015-10-13 | Yanqing County | Yanqing District | reorganized | State Council [2015]182 |

## Historical divisions
### ROC (1911–1949)

| County / City | Present division |
| Beiping City 北平市 | Dongcheng, Xicheng, Chaoyang, Haidian |
| Tong County, Hebei 通縣 | Tongzhou |
| Daxing County, Hebei 大興縣 | Daxing |
| Wanping County, Hebei 宛平縣 | Mentougou, Fengtai, Shijingshan |
| Liangxiang County, Hebei 良鄉縣 | Fangshan |
| Huairou County, Hebei 懷柔縣 | Huairou |
| Shunyi County, Hebei 順義縣 | Shunyi |
| Changping County, Hebei 昌平縣 | Changping |
| Pinggu County, Hebei 平谷縣 | Pinggu |
| Miyun County, Hebei 密雲縣 | Miyun |
| Yanqing County, Qahar 延慶縣 | Yanqing |