Xichang
County-level city in Sichuan, China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Xichang is a city in and the seat of the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, in the south of Sichuan, China.
This article is about city in Sichuan. For a municipality in Chonburi Province, Thailand, see Ko Sichang District.
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Xichang
西昌市 · ꀒꎂꏃ | |
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Coordinates: 27°53′40″N 102°15′52″E | |
Country | China |
Province | Sichuan |
Prefecture | Liangshan |
Municipal seat | Beicheng Subdistrict |
Area | |
• Total | 2,655 km2 (1,025 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,542 m (5,059 ft) |
Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 955,041 |
• Density | 360/km2 (930/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 615000 |
Area code | 0834 |
Website | www |
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Xichang | |||||||
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Chinese | 西昌 | ||||||
Literal meaning | Western Prosperity | ||||||
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Yi | ꀒꎂ Romanisation: Op Rro | ||||||
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Quick Facts Former names, Jiandu ...
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Jiandu | |||||||||
Chinese | 建都 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | Establishing Capital | ||||||||
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Jianchang | |||||||||
Chinese | 建昌 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | Establishing Prosperity | ||||||||
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