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Xi'an

Administration
Full nameXi'an
Official name西安市
Native name西安
Other nameChang'an · 长安
Settlement typeSub-provincial city
ProvinceShaanxi
Government
CPC Xi'anSun Qingyun (孙清云)
MayorChen Baogen (陈宝根)
Geography
Total Area3853.4 sq mi (9983 km2)
Urban Area450.1 sq mi (1166 km2)
Elevation1328.7 ft (405 m)
Demography
Total Population8252000 (2000)
Density (pop.)auto/km2 (0/sq mi)
Urban (pop.)2670000
Other information
Time zoneCST (UTC+8)
Postal code710000 - 710090
Area code+86/29
GDP(2008)
- Total¥ 219 billion
- Per capita¥26,259
License plate prefixes陕A
City flowerPomegranate flower
City treePagoda tree

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Xi'an ( ) is the capital of the Shaanxi province, and a sub-provincial city in the People's Republic of China. As one of the oldest cities in China, with more than 3,100 years of history, the city was known as Chang'an before the Ming Dynasty. Xi'an is one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China, having held that position under several of the most important dynasties in Chinese history, including Zhou, Qin, Han, Sui, and Tang. Xi'an is the eastern terminus of the Silk Road and home to the Terracotta Army.

Since the 1990s, as part of the economic revival of interior China especially for the central and northwest regions, the city of Xi'an has re-emerged as an important cultural, industrial and educational centre of the central-northwest region, with facilities for research and development, national security and China's space exploration program.

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Preceded by
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Capital of China (as Hao)
1046 BC-771 BC|row=1
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
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Capital of China (as Chang'an)
206 BC-23|row=2
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
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Capital of China (as Daxing)
581-618|row=3
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
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Capital of China (as Chang'an)
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Succeeded by
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Climate : National Time Service Centre
Subdivision Population Land area Subdivision Population Land area
as of 2006 km2 as of 2006 km2
Xi'an City Proper Xi'an Suburban and Rural
Beilin-qu 碑林区 700,000 22.0 Chang'an-qu 长安区 930,000 1583
Yanta-qu 雁塔区 690,000 152.0 Yanliang-qu 阎良区 240,000 240.0
Weiyang-qu 未央区 410,000 261 Lintong-qu 临潼区 670,000 898.0
Baqiao-qu 灞桥区 450,000 322
Xincheng-qu 新城区 490,000 31.0 Lantian-xian 蓝田县 640,000 1,977.0
Lianhu-qu 莲湖区 600,000 38.00 Zhouzhi-xian 周至县 630,000 2,956.0
Hu-xian 户县 590,000 1,213.0
Gaoling-xian 高陵县 230,000 290

Twin towns-Sister cities :


Sub-provincial City of Xi'an

DistrictsLianhu * Xincheng * Beilin * Baqiao * Weiyang * Yanta * Yanliang * Lintong * Chang'an
CountiesLantian * Zhouzhi * Hu * Gaoling
LandmarksCity wall of Xi'an * Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang and the Terracotta Army * Bell Tower of Xi'an * Drum Tower of Xi'an * Giant Wild Goose Pagoda * Small Wild Goose Pagoda * Stele Forest * Banpo * Qianling Mausoleum * Mount Hua
Culture & demographicsQinqiang Opera
EducationXi'an Jiaotong University * Xidian University * Northwest A&F University * Northwestern Polytechnical University * Northwest University * Chang'an University * Shaanxi Normal University * Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology * Xi'an University of Technology * Xi'an Shiyou University * Xi'an International Studies University * Northwest University of Political Science and Law * Xi'an University of Science and Technology * Xi'an Institute of Post & Telecommunications * Xi'an University of Finance and Economics * Xi'an Polytechnic University * Xi'an Conservatory of Music * Xi'an Physical Education Institute * Xi'an Technological University * Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts * Shaanxi Institute of Education * Xi'an Institute of Arts and Science
TransportXi'an Metro * Xi'an Railway Station * Xi'an Xianyang International Airport * China National Highway 210 * China National Highway 211 * China National Highway 312 |

Shaanxi Province

Sub-provincial cityXi'an
Prefecture-level citiesAnkang * Baoji * Hanzhong * Shangluo * Tongchuan * Weinan * Xianyang * Yan'an * Yulin

Metropolitan cities of the People's Republic of China

MunicipalitiesBeijing * Chongqing * Shanghai * Tianjin
SARsHong Kong * Macau
Sub-provincial citiesChangchun * Chengdu * Dalian * Guangzhou * Hangzhou * Jinan * Harbin * Nanjing * Ningbo * Qingdao * Shenyang * Shenzhen * Wuhan * Xi'an * Xiamen
Provincial capitals (not included above)Changsha * Fuzhou * Guiyang * Haikou * Hefei * Kunming * Lanzhou * Nanchang * Shijiazhuang * Taiyuan * Xining * Zhengzhou
Autonomous regional capitalsHohhot * Lhasa * Nanning * Ürümqi * Yinchuan
SEZ cities (not included above)Beihai * Lianyungang * Nantong * Qinhuangdao * Shantou * Wenzhou * Yantai * Zhanjiang * Zhuhai

Most populous metropolises in the People's Republic of China

Shanghai * Beijing * Guangzhou * Shenzhen * Tianjin * Chongqing * Hong Kong * Dongguan * Nanjing * Wuhan * Hangzhou * Shenyang * Harbin * Chengdu * Hefei * Zhengzhou * Jinan * Qingdao * Xi'an * Dalian * Taiyuan * Shantou * Kunming * Zibo |



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