Xi'an
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Xi'an (Cheenese: 西安; pinyin: Xī'ān)[1][2] is the caipital o the Shaanxi province, an a sub-provincial ceety in the Fowkrepublic o Cheenae. As ane o the auldest ceeties in Cheenae, wi mair nor 3,100 years o history, the ceety wis kent as Chang'an afore the Ming Dynasty.[1] Xi'an is ane o the Fower Great Ancient Caipitals o Cheenae, haein held that position unner several o the maist important dynasties in Cheenese history,[3] includin Zhou, Qin, Han, Sui, an Tang.[3] Xi'an is the eastren terminus o the Silk Road an hame tae the Terracotta Airmy.[1]
Xi'an 西安市 | |
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Sub-provincial ceety | |
Frae tap: Ceety waw o Xi'an, Xingqinggong Park, Drum Touer o Xi'an, Great Mosque o Xi'an, Sootheast ceety corner, Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, Nan'erhuan Road | |
Location o Xi'an Ceety jurisdiction in Shaanxi | |
Coordinates: 34°16′N 108°54′E | |
Kintra | Fowkrepublic o Cheenae |
Province | Shaanxi |
Govrenment | |
• CPC Xi'an | Wei Minzhou (魏民洲) |
• Mayor | Dong Jun (董军) |
Area | |
• Sub-provincial ceety | 9983 km2 (3,854 sq mi) |
• Urban | 826 km2 (319 sq mi) |
• Metro | 3830 km2 (1,480 sq mi) |
• Yangling | 94 km2 (36 sq mi) |
Elevation | 405 m (1,329 ft) |
Population (2010 census) | |
• Sub-provincial ceety | 8,467,837 |
• Density | 850/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
• Urban | 6,501,200 |
• Urban density | 7,900/km2 (20,000/sq mi) |
• Metro | 7,168,005 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
Postal code | 710000 - 710090 |
Area code(s) | +86/29 |
GDP | (2013) |
- Total | $ 81.4billion |
- Per capita | $9,220.59 |
License plate prefixes | 陕A |
Ceety flouer | Pomegranate flouer |
Ceety tree | Pagoda tree |
Website | http://www.xa.gov.cn/ |
Syne the 1990s, as pairt o the economic revival o interior Cheenae especially for the central an northwast regions, the ceety o Xi'an haes re-emerged as an important cultural, industrial an eddicational centre o the central-northwast region, wi facilities for research an development, naitional security an Cheenae's space sploration programme.