Tianjin is located by the Bohai Bay on the west coast of the Pacific Ocean, spanning between 38 degrees 34' and 40 degrees 15' north latitude and between 116 degrees 43' and 118 degrees 04' east longitude. Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China, is only 137 km northwest to downtown Tianjin. Tianjin is located in the eighth eastern zone of the International Time Zone.