Mentougou, Beijing

Mentougou District is a district of the city of Beijing. It is at the western part of the city. Spanning 1321 km2, with 392,606 inhabitants (2020 Census), 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.

Tourism
Mentougou District is gaining popularity as a tourist destination. Among its main sights are Jietai Temple, Tanzhe Temple, Longmen Gully (or Canyon), Mount Baihua, Mount Ling (the highest mountain in Beijing at 2,303 metres), Mount Miaofeng, and Cuandixia Village.

Road
The 6th Ring Road runs through the eastern part of Mentougou District.

Metro
Mentougou District is served by one line of the Beijing Subway.

Administrative divisions
There are 4 subdistricts and 9 towns (including 3 towns of which carry the "area" label):

Climate
Mentougou District has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dwa). The average annual temperature in Mentougou is 12.5 C. The average annual rainfall is 568.1 mm with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 26.2 C, and lowest in January, at around -3.4 C.