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Tianjin is one of the four municipalities of China that are directly under the central government and have provincial-level status. Its urban area is the third largest in China, after Shanghai and Beijing.
Tianjin's urban area is located along the Hai He River. Its ports, some distance away, are located on Bohai Gulf in the Pacific Ocean. Tianjin Municipality borders Hebei province to the north, south, and west; the municipality of Beijing is to the northwest, and Bohai Gulf to the east.
Tianjin is divided into 18 county-level divisions, including 15 districts and 3 counties. Six of the districts govern the urban area of Tianjin:
* Heping District
* Hexi District
* Hebei District
* Nankai District
* Hedong District
* Hongqiao District
Three of the districts govern towns and harbours along the seacoast:
* Tanggu District
* Hangu District
* Dagang District
* These districts collectively make up the economic development zone of Binhai.
Four of the districts govern satellite towns and rural areas close to the urban center:
* Jinnan District
* Dongli District
* Xiqing District
* Beichen District
Two of the districts as well as the three counties govern towns and rural areas further away from the urban center:
* Baodi District— Baodi County before 2001
* Wuqing District— Wuqing County before 2000
* Ji County
* Jinghai County
* Ninghe County
In addition, the Tianjin Economic and Technological Development Area (TEDA) is not a formal level of administration, but nevertheless enjoys rights similar to a regular district.
These districts and counties are further subdivided, as of December 31, 2004, into 240 township-level divisions, including 120 towns, 18 townships, 2 ethnic townships and 100 subdistricts.
Sights within the Tianjin urban area include:
* Luzutang (Boxer Rebellion Museum)
* Guwan Shichang (Antique Market)
* Guwenhua Jie (Ancient Culture Street)
* Wen Miao (Confucious Temple)
* Shuishang Gongyuan (Water Park)
* TV Tower
* Shijia Dayuan (Shi Family Residence)
* Temple of Great Compassion (Dabeiyuan)
* Tianhougong
* Wanghailou Church, site of the 1870 Tianjin Massacre
* Xikai Church
* Zhou Enlai Memorial Hall
Sights outside the Tianjin urban area, but within the municipality, include:
* Fort Dagukou, Qing Dynasty-era cannon battlement
* Huangyaguan Great Wall
* Mount Panshan
