Xuchang
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Xuchang 许昌市 |
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| Prefecture-level city | |
 Location of Xuchang City jurisdiction in Henan |
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| Coordinates: 34°02′N 113°51′E / 34.033°N 113.850°ECoordinates: 34°02′N 113°51′E / 34.033°N 113.850°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Henan |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 4,978.36 km2 (1,922.16 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,088.2 km2 (420.2 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,724 km2 (666 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 71 m (234 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,150.6 m (3,774.9 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 50.4 m (165.4 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 4,307,488 |
| • Density | 870/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,265,536 |
| • Urban density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,952,666 |
| • Metro density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | Unknown |
| Area code(s) | 374 |
| GDP | ¥8,153 per capita (2002) |
| Major Nationalities | Han |
| County-level divisions | 6 |
| Township-level divisions | unknown |
| License plate prefixes | K |
| Website | http://www.xuchang.gov.cn/ |
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| Traditional Chinese | 許昌 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 许昌 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Xǔchāng |
| Gwoyeu Romatzyh | Sheuchang |
| Wade–Giles | Hsü3-ch'ang1 |
| IPA | [ɕỳʈʂʰáŋ] |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Héui-chēung |
| Jyutping | Heoi2-coeng1 |
| Southern Min | |
| Tâi-lô | Khóo-tshiong |
Xuchang (Chinese: ; postal: Hsuchang) is a prefecture-level city in central Henan province in Central China. It borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the northwest, Kaifeng to the northeast, Zhoukou to the east, Luohe to the southeast, and Pingdingshan to the southwest.
Its population was 4,307,488 inhabitants at the final 2010 census, of whom 1,952,666 lived in the built-up (or "metro") area made up of Weidu district, Xuchang county and Changge City largely being urbanized. In 2007, the city was named as one of China's top ten livable cities by Chinese Cities Brand Value Report, which was released at 2007 Beijing Summit of China Cities Forum.
The prefecture-level city of Xuchang administers 2 district, 2 county-level cities and 2 counties.
According to tradition, the city was named after Xu, an ancient state led by tribal leader Xuyou during the Spring and Autumn period of the Zhou Dynasty. In ancient times, the city occupied a strategic location in central China.
Xuchang served as the warlord Cao Cao's de facto capital during the late Eastern Han Dynasty. After finding the old capital Luoyang ravaged by war, Cao moved the imperial court and Emperor Xian to what is now Xuchang in 196.
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