Dongzhimen Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, under the jurisdiction of the street, is located in the east longitude 116 ° 25 ′ 38 ″ ~ 116 ° 26 ′ 28 ″, north latitude 39 ° 55 ′ 37 ″ ~ 39 ° 57 ′ 03 ″ between. Located in the eastern part of Dongcheng District in the north, east of the East Second Ring Road, east of Chunxiu Road, Workers' Stadium West Road and Chaoyang District Sanlitun Street as a neighbor, south of Panjiapo Hutong, Jishikou eight north of Chaowai Street, Chaoyang District, Chaoyang District, adjoining the west of Dongzhimen North Street, Dongzhimen South Street, Chaoyangmen North Street, and the Beixinqiao Street, Dongsijie, north of Liufang South Li, Xiangheyuan North Street, Xiangheyuan Street, the moat and the Liangma River. Liaison water system with the Chaoyang District Heping Street Street, Xiangheyuan Street, Zuojiazhuang Street neighbors. Jurisdiction of the maximum distance between east and west 1080 meters, the maximum distance between north and south 3114 meters, a total area of 2.2 square kilometers.
During the Republic of China period, Dongzhimen District belonged to the East Suburban District. after 1949, it belonged to Suburban District 1, East District 4 and Dongcheng District successively. In April of the same year, the Dongzhimen and Xizhongjie Streets Office was established, and in August 1950, it was merged into the Dongzhimen Street Government, and in 1955, Dongzhimen Street was established.
As of June 2020, Dongzhimen Street has 10 communities under its jurisdiction.In 2011, Dongzhimen Street had a total population of 46,017, 348 commercial outlets, and a total revenue of 60.26 million yuan.