Weinan
Sign in to saveWeinan () 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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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Weinan
- Settlement.native_name
- 渭南市
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- zh
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Prefecture-level city
- Settlement.image_skyline
- WeiNan.JPG
- Settlement.image_map
- 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
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Shaanxi
Key dates
- Inception
- 1 April 1995
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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.