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Mayor: Wang Qishan
Where: N. China 40°04´48"N, 116°35´04"E
Population: 15.244.000 (2005)
Total municipal area: 16,808 square kilometres (6.4848 square miles)
Urban area: 87,1 square kilometres (33,6 square miles)
Phone Area Code: 010
Postal Code: 100000
Airport: Beijing International airport
Main Train Station: Beijing Train Station (also Old Station)
City trees: Scholar tree and Oriental cypress
City flowers: Chinese rose and Chrysanthemum
Tourist season: April to Oktober
Administrative Districts:
2 suburban counties: Miyun and Yanqing. 16 urban districts: Changping, Chaoyang, Chongwen, Daxing, Dongcheng, Fangshan, Fengtai, Haidian, Huairou, Mentougou, Pinggu, Shijingshan, Shunyi,
Tongzhou, Xicheng, Xuanwu,
Climate: From July and August, temperatures in Bejing can hit 38C (100 F), coinciding Best time for visiting the north is spring and autumn. Daytime temperatures range from 20 C to 30 C (68 F to 86 F) and drop a lot at night.
Time Zone: GMT plus eight hours; Eastern Standard Time plus 13 hours; Pacific Standard Time plus 16 hours | 
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Sister cities:
Amsterdam, Holland | | Hano, Vietnam | | Ottawa, Canada | | Ankara, Turkey | | Ile-de-France, France | | Paris, France | | Bangkok, Thailand | | Islamabad, Pakistan | | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | | Belgrade, Yugoslavia | | Jakarta, Indonesia | | Rome, Italy | | Berlin, Germany | | Kiev, Ukraine | | Seoul, South Korea | | Brussels, Belgium | | Köln, Germany | | Tokyo, Japan | | Buenos Aires, Argentina | | Lima, Peru | | Washington D.C., U.S.A | | Cairo, Egypt | | Madrid , Spain | | Velsen, Holland | | Canberra , Australia | | Moscow, Russia | | Ziona, Israel | | Gauteng , South Africa | | New York . U.S.A | | |
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