Xingning 兴宁市 |
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County-level city | |
Xingtianyi First Road (兴田一路), Xingning
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Location in Guangdong | |
Coordinates: 24°8′5″N 115°43′48″E / 24.13472°N 115.73000°ECoordinates: 24°8′5″N 115°43′48″E / 24.13472°N 115.73000°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Guangdong |
Prefecture-level city | Meizhou |
Area | |
• Total | 2,105 km2 (813 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,130,000 |
• Density | 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Postal code | 514500 |
Area code(s) | 0753 |
Website | http://www.xingning.gov.cn/ |
Xingning (postal: Hingning; simplified Chinese: 兴宁; traditional Chinese: 興寧; pinyin: Xīngníng) is a county-level city, under the jurisdiction of Meizhou City, Guangdong Province, China. The second largest city in east Guangdong, Xingning has an area of 2,105 square kilometres (813 sq mi) and a population of 1.13 million.
Xingning was formerly known as Qichang (Chinese: 齐昌).
Xingning county was established in 331 CE, later becoming the capital of the 10th-century Southern Han Dynasty.
From its previous long-established status a county, in 1991 Xingning was upgraded to a county-level city within the municipal jurisdiction of Meizhou.
Xingning is located in the north eastern part of Guangdong province and borders the counties of Pingyuan, Meixian, Fengshun and Wuhua in Meizhou City; Longchuan in Heiyuan City and Xunwu in Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province.
The city governs three subdistricts and 17 towns: