Beijing geodata
Beijing is a capital of a political entity; located in China in Asia/Shanghai (GMT+8) time zone. With population of 11,716,620 people, there is 1 city with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in China, 86.1% of cities are located further ↓South; 62.4% of cities are located further ←West and 70.8% of cities have higher elevation than Beijing. Note1
Beijing GPS coordinates[2]
39° 54' 27" North, 116° 23' 50.028" East
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 40.44473°, | 115.69411° |
| Center: | 39.9075°, | 116.39723° |
| Lower-right: | 39.36603°, | 117.10036° |
| Map W x H: | 119.9×119.9 km | = 74.5×74.5mi |
| max Lat: | 53.31946° ⇑13.9% North |
| Beijing: | 39.9075° |
| min Lat: | ⇓86.1% South 18.22056° |
| min Long | Beijing | max Long |
| 75.07348° | 116.39723° | 134.28917° |
| W 62.4%⇐ | ⇒37.6% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Beijing is 49 m = 161 ft, and this is 435.8 m = 1430 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
5622 m = 18445 ft | 70.8% |
| Avg. | 484.8 m = 1591 ft | |
| Beijing | 49 m = 161 ft | |
Min E: |
-3 m = -10 ft | 29.2% |
See also: Beijing elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Beijing is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this Northern Tropic circle is 1831.4 km =1138 mi to South.| Distance of | km | miles | from Beijing |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 5569.8 | 3460.9 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 2963.9 | 1841.7 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 1831.4 | 1138 | to South |
| Equator | 4437.3 | 2757.2 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Beijing: (largest is in red/bold)
• Baizhifang
4.7 km =2.9 mi, 
234°
• Chaowai
3.2 km =2 mi, 
68°
• Dahongmen
8 km =5 mi, 
178°
• Datun
9.1 km =5.7 mi, 
11°
• Dongfeng
9.3 km =5.8 mi, 69°
• Huaxiang
10.5 km =6.5 mi, 
215°
• Jingshan
2.1 km =1.3 mi, 
16°
• Jinrongjie
3.5 km =2.2 mi, 
278°
• Jiugong
12.5 km =7.8 mi, 
158°
• Longtan
3.6 km =2.2 mi, 
136°
• Lugouqiao
11.1 km =6.9 mi, 
247°
• Nanyuan
11.6 km =7.2 mi, 182°
• Sijiqing
12.2 km =7.6 mi, 
293°
• Wangjing
11.5 km =7.1 mi, 
34°
• Xincun
11.1 km =6.9 mi, 226°
In other languages:
- In Spanish: Pekín
- In France: Pékin
- In German: Peking
- In Italian: Pechino
- In Russian: Пекин
- In Chinese: 北京, 北京市
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in China existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia
