Xian'an, Xianning
Xian'an
咸安 | |
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Coordinates (Xian'an District government): 29°51′10″N 114°17′55″E / 29.8529°N 114.2987°E | |
Country | China |
Province | Hubei |
Prefecture-level city | Xianning |
District seat | Yong'an Subdistrict |
Area | |
• Total | 1,503.08 km2 (580.34 sq mi) |
Population (2020 census)[1] | |
• Total | 657,590 |
• Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Website | www |
Xian'an (Chinese: 咸安; pinyin: Xián'ān) is a district of the city of Xianning, Hubei, China.
Xian'an District includes Xianning's central urban area (thus, it usually is not marked separately from Xianning on less detailed maps) and nearby villages.
Administration
[edit]Xian'an District administers 3 subdistricts, 9 towns and 1 township:[2]
3 subdistricts are: Wenquan Subdistrict (
9 towns are: Tingsiqiao (
The only township is Damu Township (
Other areas: Xiangyanghu Dairy Breeding Farm (
Transportation
[edit]- Wuhan–Xianning Intercity Railway (Xianning East and Xianning South stations)
- Beijing-Guangzhou Railway (Xianning Station)
- Wuhan–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway (Xianning North Railway Station)
Sights
[edit]At the "Underground Project 131" site, some 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) southeast of Xianning urban area, tourists can visit a system of tunnels that were built in 1969–71 to accommodate national military headquarters in the case of a war, but never used.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "咸宁
市 第 七次人口普查公报" (in Chinese). Government of Xianning. 2021-06-30. - ^ 2022
年 统计用 区 划代码(咸安区 ) [2022 Statistical Division Codes (Xian'an District)]. National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2022. - ^
林 彪 为毛主席 修 建 的 地下 避难所 “131地下 工程 ”[permanent dead link]