Xicheng, Beijing
Xicheng District (Chinese: 西城区; pinyin: Xīchéng Qū; lit. 'City-West 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.
Xicheng
西城区 Hsicheng | |
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Great Hall of the People (left) and National Centre for the Performing Arts (right) | |
Location of Xicheng District in Beijing | |
| Coordinates: 39°54′36″N 116°21′36″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Municipality | Beijing |
| Township-level divisions | 15 subdistricts |
| Area | |
| • Total | 50.7 km2 (19.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 Census) | |
| • Total | 1,106,214 |
| • Density | 22,000/km2 (57,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+08:00 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 100032, 100054 |
| Area code | 0010 |
| GDP | 2022 |
| - Total | ¥570 billion $84.74 billion (nominal) |
| - Per capita | ¥517,248 $76,902 (nominal) |
| Website | www |
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 Xicheng Precinct. 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.