起步区作为雄安新区主城区，肩负着集中承接北京非首都功能疏解的时代重任。起步区规划面积约198平方公里。未来，起步区将是北京疏解出的高校、科研院所、医疗机构、企业总部、金融机构、事业单位等的集中承载区。

The start-up area will be part of the Xiongan city proper, which will cover 198 square km. Designed for taking over Beijing's functions nonessential to its role as the national capital, the city proper will be a new home for Beijing's colleges, research institutes, hospitals, business headquarters, and financial and public institutions.

建设雄安新区是千年大计。新区首先就要新在规划、建设的理念上，要体现出前瞻性、引领性。

The establishment of the Xiongan New Area is a strategy crucial for a millennium to come. The new area is supposed to showcase prospective and leading new ideas in both planning and construction.

——2019年1月16日，习近平在河北雄安新区规划展示中心考察调研时表示

以疏解北京非首都功能为“牛鼻子”推动京津冀协同发展，高起点规划、高标准建设雄安新区。

We will relieve Beijing of functions nonessential to its role as the capital and use this effort to drive the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region; and we will develop forward-looking plans and adopt high standards for building the Xiongan New Area.

——2017年10月18日，习近平在中国共产党第十九次全国代表大会上的报告