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Beijing

#4 in World

China

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Population
21.5M
Coordinates
39.9042, 116.4074
Category
cities

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Beijing, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's most populous national capital city, as well as China's second-largest city by urban area, after Shanghai. It is located in Northern China, and is governed as a provincial-level direct-administered municipality with 16 municipal districts.

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