Xixiang County
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Xixiang County
西乡县 Sisiang | |
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Coordinates (Xixiang railway station): 32°59′35″N 107°45′25″E / 32.993°N 107.757°ECoordinates: 32°59′35″N 107°45′25″E / 32.993°N 107.757°E[1] | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Shaanxi |
Prefecture-level city | Hanzhong |
Area | |
• Total | 3,240 km2 (1,250 sq mi) |
Population (2018) | |
• Total | 344,790 |
• Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China standard time) |
Postal code | 723500 |
Licence plates | 陕F |
Website | www |
Xixiang County (simplified Chinese: 西乡县; traditional Chinese: 西鄉縣; pinyin: Xīxiāng Xiàn) is a county under the administration of Hanzhong City, in the southwest of Shaanxi province, China,[2] bordering Sichuan province to the southwest. Its administrative center, Xixiang, formerly known as Hsihsiang, lies on the Muma River.[3] The county contains fourteen towns, eleven townships, and covers an area of 3,240 km2 (1,250 sq mi).
Administrative divisions[]
As 2019, Xixiang County is divided to 2 subdistricts and 15 towns.[4]
- Subdistricts
- Chengbei Subdistrict (城北街道)
- Chengnan Subdistrict (城南街道)
- Towns
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Economy[]
In the 19th century and early 20th century the area produced silk which was exported to Gansu.[3]
Transportation[]
Xixiang is served by the Yangpingguan–Ankang Railway. The Muma River supports small boat traffic.[3]
Notes[]
- ^ "Xixiang Railway Station Huochang". Google Maps. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ^ Xixiang Xian (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Teichman, Eric (1921). Travels Of A Consular Officer In North-West China. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press. pp. 34–35. OCLC 257595152.
- ^ "统计用区划代码 www.stats.gov.cn" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
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