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Special administrative regions |
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Sub-provincial city districts |
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Leagues (Aimag) (abolishing) |
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Provincial-controlled counties Provincial-controlled districts |
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Banners (Hoxu) Wolong Special Administrative Region (obsolete) |
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Analogous county level units
Management areas
Management committee |
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Subdistricts
County-controlled districts (pilot) |
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Analogous township level units Farms area (Overseas Chinese Farm Region [zh]), Prison area, University towns, etc. |
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Residential Committees |
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Others Autonomous administrative divisions Special Economic Zones |
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History: before 1912, 1912–49, 1949–present Administrative division codes |
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Area (simplified Chinese: 地区; traditional Chinese: 地區; pinyin: Dìqū) is a type of township-level divisionsofChina that is only used within Beijing. It is an intermediate designation between the rural townshiportown and the more urban subdistrict, and is given to settlements resembling desakotas.[1]
Usually, each area within Beijing will also carry its previous respective designation as a town or township, and the town/township government will take additional role as the area office (Chinese: 地区办事处). Such a system is referred to as "One agency, two nameplates" (Chinese: 一个机构，两个牌子). For the most part, the area and town/township will share the same place name, such as Nanmofang and Liangxiang. However, there are also exceptions, such as the town name of Wanliu Area being Haidian.
Area as a township-level divisions was first implemented inside Chaoyang District, with the creation of 4 areas in 1993. Below is a table listing the creation dates of all areas:[2]
| Year | District | Areas Created |
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| 1993 | Chaoyang | Nanmofang, Gaobeidian, Jiangtai and Taiyanggong |
| 1994 | Mentougou | Wangping |
| 1998 | Shunyi | Renhe, Houshayu, Tianzhu, Yangzhen, Niulanshan and Nanfaxin |
| 1999 | Chaoyang | Sunhe |
| Fangshan | Liangxiang | |
| Shunyi | Mapo | |
| Changping | Nankou, Machikou and Shahe | |
| 2000 | Fangshan | Zhoukoudian and Liulihe |
| Tongzhou | Liyuan and Yongshun (Both abolished in 2020)[3] | |
| 2001 | Haidian | Wanliu and Dongsheng |
| 2002 | Chaoyang | Xiaohongmen and Changying |
| Huairou | Huairou, Yanqi and Miaocheng | |
| Pinggu | Yuyang, Yukou, Mafang and Jinhaihu | |
| 2003 | Chaoyang | Shibalidian, Pingfang, Dongfeng, Laiguangying, Sanjianfang, Guanzhuang and Dongba |
| 2004 | Chaoyang | Jinzhan, Cuigezhuang, Heizhuanghu, Dougezhuang and Wangsiying |
| Changping | Dongxiaokou and Huilongguan (The latter was planned to be abolished in 2015, and actually abolished in 2019)[4] | |
| 2005 | Daxing | Yizhuang, Huangcun, Jiugong and Xihongmen |
| Miyun | Tanying | |
| 2007 | Daxing | Yinghai |
| 2010 | Fengtai | Lugouqiao, Huaxiang and Nanyuan (All of which were abolished in 2021)[5] |
| 2011 | Haidian | Wenquan, Sijiqing, Xibeiwang, Sujiatuo and Shangzhuang |
| 2012 | Mentougou | Yongding and Longquan |
As of 2021, these are a total of 56 areas within Beijing. They are listed as follows:[6]
