Beijing

:Peking is also the name of an asteroid, see 2045 Peking.

Demographics

The population of Beijing Municipality, defined as the total number of people who reside in Beijing for 6 months or more per year, was 14.927 million in 2004. 11.872 million people were urban, which includes residents in the Beijing urban area and surrounding towns, and the remainder were rural. http://www.bjstats.gov.cn/lhzl/cbtj-2004/200501040141.htm 11.629 million people in Beijing had Beijing hukou (permanent residence) and the remainder were on temporary residence permits. http://www.bjstats.gov.cn/tjyl/tjgb/200501210039.htm In addition, there is a large but unknown number of migrant workers (min gong) who live illegally in Beijing without any official residence permit (also termed hei ren or unregistered people). The population of Beijing's urban core (city proper) is around 7.5 million.

Related Topics:
2004 - Hukou - Migrant worker

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Over 95% of Beijing's residents belong to the Han Chinese majority. Smaller populations consisting of members of the Manchu, Hui, and Mongol ethnic groups also call the city home. In recent years there has been an influx of South Korean expatriates, who live in Beijing predominantly for business and study, and are concentrated in the Wangjing and Wudaokou areas. A Tibetan high school exists for youth of Tibetan ancestry, nearly all of whom have come to Beijing from Tibet expressly for their studies.

Related Topics:
Han Chinese - Manchu - Hui - Mongol - Ethnic groups - South Korea - Wangjing - Wudaokou - High school - Tibet

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A sizable international or expatriate community exists in Beijing, mostly attracted by the highly growing foreign business and trade sector, and many members live in the Beijing urban area's densely populated northern, northeastern and eastern sections. The southwest and southern parts of the Beijing urban area are less densely populated.

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2000年人口普查中国民族人口资料，民族出版社，2003/9 (ISBN 7105054255)

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Includes only citizens of the PRC. Does not include members of the People's Liberation Army in active service.

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