Xianyang
Sign in to saveXianyang () 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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- 咸阳市
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- Prefecture-level city
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- Location of Xianyang Prefecture within Shaanxi
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- Xianyang municipal government
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- People's Republic of China
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- Shaanxi
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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.