Xicheng, Beijing

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Xicheng 西城区 Hsicheng
District
Great Hall of the People and National Centre for the Performing Arts Jingshan Yidali Beijing Financial Street Guangji Temple
Location of Xicheng District in Beijing
Coordinates: 39°54′36″N 116°21′36″E / 39.91000°N 116.36000°E / 39.91000; 116.36000
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[1]
- Total	¥570 billion $84.74 billion (nominal)
- Per capita	¥517,248 $76,902 (nominal)
Website	www.bjxch.gov.cn

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).^[2] 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 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.