Mentougou, Beijing

Mentougou 门头沟区
District
Tanzhe Temple's Entrance
Location of Mentougou District in Beijing
Coordinates (Mentougou government): 39°56′25″N 116°06′05″E / 39.9402°N 116.1014°E / 39.9402; 116.1014
Country	People's Republic of China
Municipality	Beijing
Township-level divisions	4 subdistricts 9 towns
Area
• Total	1,321 km2 (510 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	392,606
• Density	300/km2 (770/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Area code	0010

Mentougou District (Chinese: 门头沟区; pinyin: Méntóugōu Qū) is a district of the city of Beijing. It is at the western part of the city. Spanning 1,321 square kilometres (510 sq mi), with 392,606 inhabitants (2020 Census),^[1] it is subdivided into 4 subdistricts and 9 towns. It borders the Beijing districts of Changping to the northeast, Haidian and Shijingshan to the east, Fengtai to the southeast, and Fangshan to the south, as well as Hebei province to the west and northwest.

It lies in the Western Hills of Beijing and is mountainous in terrain. In fact, the mountainous terrain—including a hundred or more peaks—occupy a stunning 93% of the entire area.