Area () is a type of township-level divisions of China that is only used within Beijing. It is an intermediate designation between the rural township or town and the more urban subdistrict, and is given to settlements resembling desakotas.
Usually, each area within Beijing will also carry its previous respective designation as a town or township, and the town/township government will take additional role as the area office (). Such a system is referred to as "One agency, two nameplates" (). For the most part, the area and town/township will share the same place name, such as Nanmofang and Liangxiang. However, there are also exceptions, such as the town name of Wanliu Area being Haidian. As of 2025, however, most official sources have begun to drop the 'area' name, and instead solely use 'town' or 'township'.
Area as a township-level divisions was first implemented inside Chaoyang District, with the creation of 4 areas in 1993. Below is a table listing the creation dates of all areas:
As of 2021, these were a total of 56 areas within Beijing. They are listed as follows: