Xianning
Sign in to saveXianning () is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Hubei province, People's Republic of China, bordering Jiangxi to the southeast and Hunan to the southwest. It is known as the "City of Osmanthus".
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- Xianning
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- Prefecture-level city
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- Sienning, Hsien-ning
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- 咸宁市
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- zh-Hans
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- 咸宁传媒 5450.jpg
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- Xianning Media Tower
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- Location of Xianning Prefecture within Hubei (China).png
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- Location of Xianning City jurisdiction in Hubei
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- Hubei
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- Location of the city centre in Hubei
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- left
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- Country
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- People's Republic of China
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- Province
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- Hubei
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- Municipal seat
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- Xian'an District
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Xianning () is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Hubei province, People's Republic of China, bordering Jiangxi to the southeast and Hunan to the southwest. It is known as the "City of Osmanthus".
==Geography and climate== Xianning is located in southeastern Hubei province, just south of Wuhan, between the southern bank of the Yangtze River in the north and the Mufu Mountains in the south. The land spans 113°32′-114°58′ east longitude and 29°02′-30°19′ north latitude. It borders Jiangxi to the southeast and Hunan to the southwest. It is called Hubei's southern gateway. Xianning is hilly and mountainous (especially in its southern part), with some flatlands (mostly in the north) and lakes. It was home to 2,462,583 inhabitants as of the 2010 census of whom 512,517 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of Xia'nan District.At the end of 2023 and the beginning of 2024, the permanent population will be 2.6084 million. Its area is , 56% of which is forested.. Its proximity to Wuhan is transforming the city into an outer suburb of the Hubei's capital.