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Chaoyang District (Chinese: 朝阳区; pinyin: cháoyángqū) is an urban district of Beijing. It borders the districts of Shunyi to the northeast, Tongzhou to the east and southeast, Daxing to the south, Fengtai to the southwest, Dongcheng, Xicheng, and Haidian to the west, and Changping to the northwest.

Chaoyang is home to the majority of Beijing's many foreign embassies, the well-known Sanlitun bar street, as well as Beijing's growing central business district. The Olympic Green, built for the 2008 Summer Olympics, is also in Chaoyang. Chaoyang extends west to Chaoyangmen on the eastern 2nd Ring Road, and nearly as far east as the Ximazhuang toll station on the Jingtong Expressway. Within the urban area of Beijing, it occupies 470.8 square kilometres (181.8 sq mi),^[2] making it the central city's largest district, with Haidian second. As of November 2020, Chaoyang had a total population of 3,452,460,^[3] making it the most populous district in Beijing. The district has jurisdiction over 24 subdistrict offices and 19 area offices.^[2] Chaoyang is also home to Silk Street, Bainaohui Computer Shopping Mall, Alien Street (老番街市场), and many other market areas, shopping malls, and restaurant strips.

Chaoyang is divided into 24 subdistricts, and 19 townships of which carry the "area" (地区) label:^[4][5]

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Culture are headquartered in the district.^[7][8]

In the year of 2022, the GDP of Chaoyang district was 791.12 billion yuan ($117.62 billion by nominal),^[9] with GDP per capita at 229,843 yuan ($34,172 by nominal).

China National Aviation Holdings Company (parent company of Air China),^[10] SOHO China,^[11] CITIC Group,^[12] Sinopec,^[13] Qihoo 360,^[14] COFCO,^[15] and Beijing Capital Airlines have their headquarters in Chaoyang District.^[16][17] Renren Inc. has its headquarters on the 23rd floor of the Jing An Center (静安中心; 靜安中心; Jìng'ān Zhōngxīn) in Chaoyang District.^[18]

Wanda Group has its headquarters in the Wanda Plaza (万达广场).^[19] Wanda Cinemas is headquartered in the same complex.^[20]

China Resources Beverage, the distributor of C'estbon water, has its north China regional office in the district.^[21]

Chaoyang serves as Beijing's diplomatic district. All foreign embassies to China are located in the district except for that of Russia and Luxembourg, which both are in Dongcheng. Chaoyang has three embassy areas in the Ritan, Sanlitun, and Liangmaqiao neighborhoods.^[22]

Chaoyang District is one of the fastest growing districts in the Beijing Metropolitan Area. There are several subway lines running through the district. The Beijing Capital Airport, although surrounded by the Shunyi District, is an exclave of Chaoyang District.^[43] The municipality as well as the Chinese national government spend almost a half million USD per day on developing this district.^{[citation needed]}

• Beijing Central Business District (Beijing CBD)
• The China World Trade Center
• Guomao
• Chaowai
• Beijing Dongyue Temple
• Sanlitun
• Workers Stadium
• Chaoyang Park
• 798 Art Zone
• Olympic Green
• Bird's Nest
• Water Cube
• Digital Beijing Building
• Beijing Olympic Tower
• Wangjing
• Beijing Capital International Airport
• Yabaolu (Yabao Street)

Chaoyang District has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dwa). The average annual temperature in Chaoyang is 12.4 °C (54.3 °F). The average annual rainfall is 559.2 mm (22.02 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 26.2 °C (79.2 °F), and lowest in January, at around −3.6 °C (25.5 °F).