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Xianyang () is a prefecture-level city in central Shaanxi province, situated on the Wei River a few kilometers upstream (west) from the provincial capital of Xi'an. Once the capital of the Qin dynasty, it is now integrated into the Xi'an metropolitan area, one of the main urban agglomerations in northwestern China, with more than 7.17 million inhabitants. Its built-up area, consisting of 2 urban districts (Qindu and Weicheng), had 945,420 inhabitants at the 2010 census. It has a total area of .

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Xianyang is a major city in central Shaanxi province that sits just west of Xi'an on the Wei River and was once the capital of the ancient Qin dynasty. Today it functions as part of the Xi'an metropolitan area, one of northwestern China's largest urban regions with over 7 million people.

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Settlement.name
Xianyang
Settlement.native_name
咸阳市
Settlement.native_name_lang
zh-Hans
Settlement.settlement_type
Prefecture-level city
Settlement.image_map
Location of Xianyang Prefecture within Shaanxi (China).png
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Xianyang Prefecture within Shaanxi
Settlement.coor_pinpoint
Xianyang 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
Qindu District
Settlement.area_total_km2
10213
Settlement.area_urban_km2
523
Settlement.population_as_of
2010
Settlement.population_total
5096001
Settlement.population_density_km2
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Wikidata facts

Official name
咸阳专区
Population
4983340
Area
10323.99
Official website
www.xianyang.gov.cn
Image
Skyline of Xianyang (in sandstorm), April 28 2023.jpg
Dialing code
29
Licence plate code
陕D
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Commons category
Xianyang
postal code
712000
native label
咸阳
inception
1950-00-00
hashtag
Xianyang
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Xianyang () is a prefecture-level city in central Shaanxi province, situated on the Wei River a few kilometers upstream (west) from the provincial capital of Xi'an. Once the capital of the Qin dynasty, it is now integrated into the Xi'an metropolitan area, one of the main urban agglomerations in northwestern China, with more than 7.17 million inhabitants. Its built-up area, consisting of 2 urban districts (Qindu and Weicheng), had 945,420 inhabitants at the 2010 census. It has a total area of .

Xianyang is the seat of the Xi'an Xianyang International Airport, the main airport serving Xi'an and the largest airport in Northwest China, and one of the 40 busiest airports in the world.

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