Xiangyang
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Xiangyang 襄阳市 |
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| Prefecture-level city | |
.png) Location of Xiangyang City jurisdiction in Hubei |
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 Xiangyang
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| Coordinates: 32°01′01″N 112°07′59″E / 32.017°N 112.133°ECoordinates: 32°01′01″N 112°07′59″E / 32.017°N 112.133°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Hubei |
| County-level divisions | 8 |
| Township-level divisions | 159 |
| Municipal seat | Xiangcheng District |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 19,724.41 km2 (7,615.64 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,672.9 km2 (1,418.1 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 3,672.9 km2 (1,418.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 71 m (232 ft) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 5,500,307 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,199,689 |
| • Urban density | 600/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,199,689 |
| • Metro density | 600/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Area code(s) | 710 |
| GDP 2007 | ¥78.545 billion |
| GDP per capita 2007 | ¥14478 |
| License Plate Prefix | 鄂F |
| Website | xiangyang |
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"Xiangyang" written in Chinese
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| Simplified Chinese | 襄阳 | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 襄陽 | ||||||||
| Postal | Siangyang | ||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Xiāngyáng |
| Wade–Giles | Hsiang1-yang2 |
| Xiangfan | |||||||||
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| Chinese | 襄樊 | ||||||||
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| Postal | Siangfan | ||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Xiāngfán |
| Wade–Giles | Hsiang1-fan2 |
Xiangyang (simplified Chinese: 襄阳; traditional Chinese: 襄陽) is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Hubei province, People's Republic of China. It was known as Xiangfan (Chinese: 襄樊) until December 2, 2010. Xiangyang is divided by the Han River, which runs through its heart and divides the city north-south. The city itself is an incorporation of two once separate, ancient cities: Fancheng and Xiangzhou. What remains of old Xianyang is located south of the Han River and contains one of the oldest still-intact city walls in China while Fancheng was located to the north of the Han River. Both cities served prominent historical roles in both the Ancient and Pre-Modern Periods of Chinese history. Today, the city is, after the capital Wuhan, the second largest in the province, located about halfway between Wuhan and Xi'an. It is considered one of the third tier cities in China and has been a target of government and private investment as the country seeks to urbanize and develop the interior provinces.
Its built-up area made up of 3 urban districts had 2,199,689 inhabitants at the 2010 census while the whole municipality contained approximately 5,500,307 people.
The prefecture-level city of Xiangyang administers 9 county-level divisions, including 3 districts, 3 county-level cities and 3 counties.
These are further divided into 159 township-level divisions, including 106 towns, 29 townships and 24 subdistricts.
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