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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".

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Settlement.name
Xianning
Settlement.settlement_type
Prefecture-level city
Settlement.other_name
Sienning, Hsien-ning
Settlement.native_name
咸宁市
Settlement.native_name_lang
zh-Hans
Settlement.image_skyline
咸宁传媒 5450.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Xianning Media Tower
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Location of Xianning Prefecture within Hubei (China).png
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Xianning City jurisdiction in Hubei
Settlement.pushpin_map
Hubei
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Location of the city centre in Hubei
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
left
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
People's Republic of China
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Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Hubei
Settlement.seat_type
Municipal seat
Settlement.seat
Xian'an District

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Official name
咸宁市
Population
2658316
Area
9751.5
Official website
www.xianning.gov.cn
Image
银泉大道 5493.jpg
Dialing code
0715
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Commons category
Xianning
postal code
437000
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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.

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