What is the population of Beijing?

18,960,744 people, per GeoNames.

Does Beijing have a university?

Yes. Beijing Foreign Studies University and Beijing Forestry University.

BEIJING

Beijing · CHINA (CN) · 39.91°N / 116.40°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,816,670

Beijing is a city in China with a population of 18,960,744. It sits at 39.91/116.40, runs on Asia/Shanghai, is 2 km from Jingshan.

Population 18,960,744

Place Type National Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Shanghai

All facts

fields

Country: China
Subdivision: Beijing
Coords: 39.91°N / 116.40°E
UTC offset: +8
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

N Jingshan Beijing 0 2.1 km

E Chaowai Beijing 0 3.2 km

W Jinrongjie Beijing 0 3.6 km

SE Longtan Beijing 0 3.6 km

SW Baizhifang Beijing 0 4.8 km

S Dahongmen Beijing 0 8.0 km

N Datun Beijing 0 9.1 km

E Dongfeng Beijing 0 9.3 km

SW Huaxiang Beijing 0 10.5 km

SW Xincun Beijing 0 11.1 km

Air access

nearby

ZBXJ

Beijing Xijiao Airport

Medium airport

0.0 km

ZBBB

Beijing Xijiao Airport

Medium airport

0.0 km

NAY

Beijing Nanyuan Airport

Small airport

13.9 km

PEK

Beijing Capital International Airport

Large airport

25.4 km

PKX

Beijing Daxing International Airport

Large airport

45.1 km

Universities

linked

Beijing Foreign Studies University

bfsu.edu.cn

Beijing Forestry University

bjfu.edu.cn

Beijing Information Science and Technology University

biti.edu.cn

Beijing Institute of Technology

bit.edu.cn

Beijing International Studies University

bisu.edu.cn

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Beijing?: 18,960,744 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Beijing in?: Asia/Shanghai.
Which country is Beijing in?: China (CN).
Which airport serves Beijing?: Beijing Xijiao Airport (ZBXJ).
Does Beijing have a university?: Yes. Beijing Foreign Studies University and Beijing Forestry University.
What languages are spoken in China?: Chinese.
What currency is used in China?: Yuan Renminbi.
How many cities are in China?: 16,029 on record.
Which admin region is Beijing in?: Beijing.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1816670

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1816670,
    "name": "Beijing",
    "ascii_name": "Beijing",
    "country_code": "CN",
    "population": 18960744,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Shanghai",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLC",
    "latitude": 39.9075,
    "longitude": 116.39723
  }
}

Context

comparatives

2 km from Jingshan.
Same timezone (Asia/Shanghai) as 15,568 other cities in China.