Beijing, sometimes romanized as
Peking, is a Municipality and the capital of the People´s Republic of
China and one of the most populous cities/Municipality in the world. The population as of 2013 was 21,150,000. The metropolis, located in
northern
China, is governed as a direct-controlled municipality under the national government, with 14 urban and suburban districts and two rural counties.
Beijing Municipality is surrounded by
Hebei Province with the exception of neighboring
Tianjin Municipality to the southeast