Beijing lies in the north of the North China Plain, at 39°56′N
and 116°20′E. it neighbours the Tianjin Municipality in the east,
and borders Hebei Province on three sides-the north, west and south.
The terrain of the Beijing area slopes from the northwest to the southeast.
Mountains snake round the city's north, west and northeast, while the
southeast part of the city is a plain that slopes gently toward the
coast of the Bohai Sea. The Yongding, Chaobai and Juma rivers and the
north section of the Grand Cannel crisscross the area under Beijing's
jurisdiction. Most of the rivers originate from mountainous areas in
the northwest, cut through mountains and zigzag through the plain in
the southeast before emptying into Bohai Sea.
Beijing belongs to the warm temperate zone with a
semi-humid climate. It has four distinctive seasons, with short springs
and autumns while summers and winters are always long. Annual temperatures
average 12.8℃. January is the coldest month with an average temperature
of -6.4℃,and July, the hottest with an average temperature of
29.6℃. The annual precipitation s measured at 371.1mm, and the
frost-free period is 196 days.
Beijing is the capital of the People's Republic of
China. It covers 16,807.8 square kilometres. Mountainous areas occupy
10,417.5 square kilometres, accounting for 62% of the city's landmass.
The rest, 6390.3 square kilometres or 38% of the total, are flatland.
The municipality governs 14 urban districts and 4 rural counties.
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