Beijing Municipality comprises 18 administrative sub-divisions, county-level units governed directly by the municipality. Of these, 16 are districts and 2 are counties. The urban and suburban areas of the city are divided into eight (8) districts:
Dongcheng District
Xicheng District
Chaoyang District
Haidian District
Fengtai District
Shijingshan District
The following six districts encompass the more distant suburbs and satellite towns, constituting part of the metropolitan area:
Mentougou District
Fangshan District
Tongzhou District
Shunyi District
Changping District
Daxing District
The other two districts and the two counties located further out govern semirural and rural areas:
Pinggu District
Huairou District
Miyun County
Yanqing County
Dongcheng District