Area () is a type of
township-level divisions
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of
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that is only used within
Beijing
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. It is an intermediate designation between the rural
township
A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
or
town
A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city.
The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
and the more urban
subdistrict A subdistrict or sub-district is an administrative division that is generally smaller than a district.
Equivalents
* Administrative posts of East Timor, formerly Portuguese-language
* Kelurahan, in Indonesia
* Mukim, a township in Brunei, Ind ...
, and is given to settlements resembling
desakotas.
Usually, each area within Beijing will also carry its previous respective designation as a town or township, and the town/township government will take additional role as the area office (). Such a system is referred to as "
One agency, two nameplates" (). For the most part, the area and town/township will share the same place name, such as
Nanmofang and
Liangxiang. However, there are also exceptions, such as the town name of
Wanliu Area being Haidian. As of 2025, however, most official sources have begun to drop the 'area' name, and instead solely use 'town' or 'township'.
History
Area as a township-level divisions was first implemented inside Chaoyang District, with the creation of 4 areas in 1993. Below is a table listing the creation dates of all areas:
List of all current areas
As of 2021, these were a total of 56 areas within Beijing. They are listed as follows:
Chaoyang District
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Nanmofang Area/Nanmofang Township (南磨房地区/南磨房乡)
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Gaobeidian Area/Gaobeidian Township (高碑店地区/高碑店乡)
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Jiangtai Area/Jiangtai Township (将台地区/将台乡)
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Taiyanggong Area/Taiyanggong Township (太阳宫地区/太阳宫乡)
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Xiaohongmen Area/Xiaohongmen Township (小红门地区/小红门乡)
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Shibalidian Area/Shibalidian Township (十八里店地区/十八里店乡)
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Pingfang Area/Pingfang Township (平房地区/平房乡)
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Dongfeng Area/Dongfeng Township (东风地区/东风乡)
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Laiguangying Area/Laiguangying Township (来广营地区/来广营乡)
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Changying Area/Changying Township (常营地区/常营乡)
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Sanjianfang Area/Sanjianfang Township (三间房地区/三间房乡)
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Guanzhuang Area/Guanzhuang Township (管庄地区/管庄乡)
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Jinzhan Area/Jinzhan Township (金盏地区/金盏乡)
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Sunhe Area/Sunhe Township (孙河地区/孙河乡)
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Cuigezhuang Area/Cuigezhuang Township (崔各庄地区/崔各庄乡)
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Dongba Area/Dongba Township (东坝地区/东坝乡)
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Heizhuanghu Area/Heizhuanghu Township (黑庄户地区/黑庄户乡)
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Dougehuang Area/Dougezhuang Township (豆各庄地区/豆各庄乡)
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Wangsiying Area/Wangsiying Township (王四营地区/王四营乡)
Haidian District
Haidian () is a northwest urban district of Beijing, bordering Xicheng, Beijing, Xicheng and Fengtai, Beijing, Fengtai.
It is in area, making it the second-largest district in urban Beijing area (after Chaoyang, Beijing, Chaoyang), and is home ...
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Wanliu Area/Haidian Town (万柳地区/海淀镇)
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Dongsheng Area/Dongsheng Town (东升地区/东升镇)
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Wenquan Area/Wenquan Town (温泉地区/温泉镇)
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Sijiqing Area/Sijiqing Town (四季青地区/四季青镇)
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Xibeiwang Area/Xibeiwang Town (西北旺地区/西北旺镇)
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Sujiatuo Area/Sujiatuo Town (苏家坨地区/苏家坨镇)
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Shangzhuang Area/Shangzhuang Town (上庄地区/上庄镇)
Mentougou District
Mentougou District () is a district of the city of Beijing. It is at the western part of the city. Spanning , with 392,606 inhabitants (2020 Census), it is subdivided into 4 subdistricts and 9 towns. It borders the Beijing districts of Changping ...
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Wangping Area/Wangping Town (王平地区/王平镇)
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Yongding Area/Yongding Town (永定地区/永定镇)
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Longquan Area/Longquan Town (龙泉地区/龙泉镇)
Fangshan District
Fangshan District () is a district of the city of Beijing. It is situated in the southwest of Beijing, away from downtown Beijing. It has an area of and a population of 1,312,778 (2020 Census). The district is divided into 8 subdistricts, 14 tow ...
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Liangxiang Area/Liangxiang Town (良乡地区/良乡镇)
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Zhoukoudian Area/Zhoukoudian Town (周口店地区/周口店镇)
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Liulihe Area/Liulihe Town (琉璃河地区/琉璃河镇)
Shunyi District
Shunyi District () is a district of Beijing. Shunyi borders the Beijing districts of Pinggu to the east, Tongzhou to the south, Chaoyang to the southwest, Changping to the west, Huairou to the north, and Miyun to the northeast, as well as ...
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Renhe Area/Renhe Town (仁和地区/仁和镇)
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Houshayu Area/Houshayu Town (后沙峪地区/后沙峪镇)
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Tianzhu Area/Tianzhu Town (天竺地区/天竺镇)
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Yangzhen Area/Yang Town (杨镇地区/杨镇)
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Niulanshan Area/Niulanshan Town (牛栏山地区/牛栏山镇)
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Nanfaxin Area/Nanfaxin Town (南法信地区/南法信镇)
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Mapo Area/Mapo Town (马坡地区/马坡镇)
Changping District
Changping District (), formerly Changping County (), is a district situated in the suburbs of north and northwest Beijing. Changping has a population of 2,269,487 as of November 2020, making it the most populous suburban district of Beijing.
Hist ...
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Nankou Area/Nankou Town (南口地区/南口镇)
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Machikou Area/Machikou Town (马池口地区/马池口镇)
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Shahe Area/Shahe Town (沙河地区/沙河镇)
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Dongxiaokou Area/Dongxiaokou Town (东小口地区/东小口镇)
Daxing District
Daxing District () is a district of Beijing, covering the southern suburbs of the city. It borders the Beijing districts of Tongzhou to the east/northeast, Fangshan to the west, Fengtai to the northwest, Chaoyang to the northeast, and the Hebe ...
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Yizhuang Area/Yizhuang Town (亦庄地区/亦庄镇)
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Huangcun Area/Huangcun Town (黄村地区/黄村镇)
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Jiugong Area/Jiugong Town (旧宫地区/旧宫镇)
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Xihongmen Area/Xihongmen Town (西红门地区/西红门镇)
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Yinghai Area/Yinghai Town (瀛海地区/瀛海镇)
Huairou District
Huairou District () is situated in northern Beijing about from the city center (about a 1½ to 2 hour drive).
History
In 1995 during the United Nation's 4th World's Women Conference in Beijing, the Civil Society community was forced to meet in ...
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Huairou Area/Huairou Town (怀柔地区/怀柔镇)
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Yanqi Area/Yanqi Town (雁栖地区/雁栖镇)
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Miaocheng Area/Miaocheng Town (庙城地区/庙城镇)
Pinggu District
Pinggu District (), formerly Pinggu County (), lies in the far east of Beijing Municipality. It has an area of and a population of 457,313 ( 2020 Census). The district is subdivided into 2 subdistricts, 14 towns, and 2 townships. It borders the B ...
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Yuyang Area/Pinggu Town (渔阳地区/平谷镇)
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Yukou Area/Yukou Town (峪口地区/峪口镇)
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Mafang Area/Mafang Town (马坊地区/马坊镇)
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Jinhaihu Area/Jinhaihu Town (金海湖地区/金海湖镇)
Miyun District
Miyun District () is situated in northeast Beijing. It has an area of and a population of 527,683 (2020 Census). Its government seat is located in Gulou Subdistrict, Beijing, Gulou Subdistrict.
History
Miyun was one of the places where Warlo ...
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Tanying Area/Tanying Manchu and Mongolian Ethnic Township (檀营地区/檀营满族蒙古族乡)
References
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Township-level divisions of China
Administrative divisions of China