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Dongcheng District (simplified Chinese: 东城区; traditional Chinese: 東城區; pinyin: Dōngchéng Qū; literally “east city precinct”) is an urban district in Beijing covering the eastern half of Beijing’s urban core. It is 24.7 square kilometres in area and has a population of 535,558 (2000 Census). Dongcheng District covers several important parts of Beijing. Wangfujing and Dongdan, as well as the Beijing Railway Station, the Eastern Chang’an Avenue, and the northeastern stretch of the 2nd Ring Road all belong to its jurisdiction. The district is subdivided into 17 subdistricts of the city proper of Beijing. The former Chongwen District was merged into Dongcheng on July 2010.

It is the second largest precinct in the area of the old city (which is inside the 2nd Ring Road) and has the postal code 100010. Before the communist takeover, most wealthy merchants and middle-class resided in this precinct.