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Weinan
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Also known as Weinan Shi, Weinanshi, Weinan City, Weinan Prefecture, Wei-nan, Wei-nan-shih, Wei-nan Shih

Weinan () is a prefecture-level city in east-central Shaanxi province, northwest China. The city lies on the lower section of the Wei River confluence into the Yellow River, about east of the provincial capital Xi'an, and borders the provinces of Shanxi and Henan to the east.

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Place details

Locality
临渭区
Region
陕西省
Country
中国
Population
1,199,290
Timezone
Asia/Shanghai

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Settlement.name
Weinan
Settlement.native_name
渭南市
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zh
Settlement.settlement_type
Prefecture-level city
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WeiNan.JPG
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Location of Weinan Prefecture within Shaanxi (China).png
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Weinan City jurisdiction in Shaanxi
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Weinan municipal government
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
People's Republic of China
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Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Shaanxi
Settlement.seat_type
Municipal seat
Settlement.seat
Linwei District
Settlement.established_title
Settled
Settlement.established_date
668 BC
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DivisionsCounty-level:Township-level:
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2 district2 county-level cities7 counties143 towns and villages

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Wikidata facts

Official name
渭南市
Population
4688744
Area
13030.56
Official website
www.weinan.gov.cn
Image
鸟瞰合阳县 2.jpg
Dialing code
913
Licence plate code
陕E
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Weinan
postal code
714000
inception
1995-04-01
hashtag
Weinan
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Weinan () is a prefecture-level city in east-central Shaanxi province, northwest China. The city lies on the lower section of the Wei River confluence into the Yellow River, about east of the provincial capital Xi'an, and borders the provinces of Shanxi and Henan to the east.

The name "Weinan", literally meaning "south of the Wei River", describes the location of the city's urban districts being mostly south of the Wei River, although majority of its metropolitan area actually lies on the north side of the river.

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