Key facts
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Municipality
- Beijing
- Township level divisions
- 15 subdistricts
- Total
- 50.7 km (19.6 sq mi)
- Density
- 21,800/km (56,500/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+08:00 ( China Standard )
- Postal code
- 100032, 100054
- Area code
- 0010
- Per capita
- ¥578,735, $81,022 (nominal)
- Website
- www .bjxch .gov .cn
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
北京市西城区人民政府
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Encyclopedic overview
Xicheng (Chinese: 西城区; pinyin: Xīchéng Qū; lit. 'West City District') is a district of the city of Beijing. Its 32 square kilometers (12 sq mi) cover the western half of the old city (largely inside the 2nd Ring Road; the eastern half is Dongcheng District), and has 1,106,214 inhabitants (2020 census). Its postal code is 100032. Xicheng is subdivided into 15 subdistricts of the city proper of Beijing. The former Xuanwu District was merged into Xicheng in July 2010.
The Xidan commercial district, Beijing Financial Street, Beihai Park, Jingshan Park, Shichahai, and Zhongnanhai are all within its jurisdiction. The popular Houhai bar area is also in district. Before the 1911 Revolution, most royalty and aristocrats resided in the precinct. The oldest Catholic church in Beijing, the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is located in Xicheng.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Xicheng District” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.