北京，簡稱“京”，古稱燕京、北平，是中華人民共和國首都、省級行政區、直轄市、國家中心城市、超大城市，國務院批複确定的中國政治中心、文化中心、國際交往中心、科技創新中心。截至2018年，全市下轄16個區，總面積16410.54平方千米，2019年末，常住人口2153.6萬人，城鎮人口1865萬人，城鎮化率86.6%，常住外來人口達794.3萬人。

北京地處中國北部、華北平原北部，東與天津毗連，其餘均與河北相鄰，中心位置東經116°20′、北緯39°56′，是世界著名古都和現代化國際城市，也是中國共産黨中央委員會、中華人民共和國中央人民政府和全國人民代表大會常務委員會的辦公所在地。

Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China

Beijing, referred to as "Jing", known as Yanjing and Peiping in ancient times, is the capital of the People's Republic of China, a provincial administrative region, a municipality directly under the Central Government, a national central city, a mega city, and a political center, a cultural center, an international communication center, and a center of scientific and technological innovation in China approved by the State Council. By 2018, the city has 16 districts under its jurisdiction, covering a total area of 16410.54 square kilometers. By the end of 2019, the permanent resident population was 21.536 million, with an urban population of 18.65 million. The urbanization rate was 86.6%, and the permanent resident population was 7.943 million.

Beijing is located in northern China, north China plain, north east and tianjin adjacent, the others all and neighbouring hebei province, the center east longitude 116 ° 20 ', north latitude 39 ° 56 ', is the world famous ancient capital and modern international city, also is the central committee of the communist party of China, the central people's government of the People's Republic of China and the National People's Congress standing committee's office is located.