Shunyi, Beijing

Shunyi
顺义区
COFCO Shine Hills
COFCO Shine Hills
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Location of Shunyi District in Beijing
Location of Shunyi District in Beijing
Coordinates (Shunyi District government): 40°09′00″N 116°39′41″E / 40.1499°N 116.6614°E / 40.1499; 116.6614
CountryPeople's Republic of China
MunicipalityBeijing
Township-level divisions
  • 6 subdistricts
  • 19 towns
Area
 • Total1,020 km2 (390 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,324,044
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Area code0010

Shunyi District (Chinese: 顺义区; pinyin: Shùnyì Qū) is a district of Beijing. Shunyi borders the Beijing districts of Pinggu to the east, Tongzhou to the south, Chaoyang to the southwest, Changping to the west, Huairou to the north, and Miyun to the northeast, as well as Hebei province to the southeast.

Shunyi has large communities of foreign expatriates.[1]

  1. ^ Ren, Xuefei. "Territorial Expansion and State Rescaling: A Critique of Suburbanization Studies in China" (Chapter 15). In: Clapson, Mark and Ray Hutchison (editors). Suburbanization in Global Society. Emerald Group Publishing, 2010. Start page 347. ISBN 0857243470, 9780857243478. Cited p. 360.