Weinan

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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Weinan, officially known as 渭南市, is a prefecture-level city located in the Shaanxi province of China. Established on April 1, 1995, the city has a population of 5,286,077 and covers an area of 13,030.56 square kilometers. It is situated at an elevation of 348 meters and operates in the UTC+08:00 time zone. The administrative territory includes Linwei District, Huazhou District, Tongguan County, and Dali County.

The city’s official postal code is 714000, and its local dialing code is 913. Vehicles registered in Weinan use the license plate code 陕E. Weinan is twinned with the administrative body of Szeged. Current weather data indicates a temperature of 25.11 degrees, with humidity at 28 percent and wind speed at 4.49.

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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
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
Settlement.coor_pinpoint: Weinan municipal government
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: People's Republic of China
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Shaanxi
Settlement.seat_type: Municipal seat
Settlement.seat: Linwei District
Settlement.established_title: Settled
Settlement.established_date: 668 BC
Settlement.parts_type: DivisionsCounty-level:Township-level:
Settlement.parts: 2 district2 county-level cities7 counties143 towns and villages

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Instance of: big city
Official name: 渭南市
Country: China
Located in: Shaanxi
Contains: Huayin
Population: 4688744
Area: 13030.56
Time zone: UTC+08:00
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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twinned administrative body: Szeged
Commons category: Weinan
topic's main category: Category:Weinan
postal code: 714000
inception: 1995-04-01
category of associated people: Category:People from Weinan
hashtag: Weinan

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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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