Xi'an Facts & District Guide
Xian is situated in the southern part of the Guanzhong Plain
in Shaanxi province, with the Qinling Mountains to the south
and the Weihe River to the north. The city covers approximately
an area of 16,808 square kilometers.
| Population |
8.2 Million |
| China Province Located In |
Shaanxi |
| Area |
9,983 square kilometers |
| Elevation |
405 meters (1,329 feet) |
| Country Code |
86 |
| City Code |
29 |
| Postal Code |
710000 |
| Ethnicities |
Han ¨C 99.1%
Ethnic Minorities, Muslims & Other - 0.9%
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| City Tree |
Pagoda tree |
| City Flower |
Megranate Flower |
| Voltage Used |
220 ¨C 240 watt |
Xi'an has a population of around 8.2 million people. About 4 million
people live in the city area. Though majority of the people are
Han Chinese, Xi'an also has a large Muslim population. It is also
one of the most popular tourist cities in China where tens of thousands
of foreign and Chinese tourists alike visit every year.
The majority of Xi'an residents are Han Chinese, which make up
99.1% of the city's total population. There are around 81,500 ethnic
minorities living in Xi'an, including 50,000 Muslim Hui people,
many of them concentrated in the famous Muslim quarter, which is
also home to the beautiful 1,360 year old Great Mosque of Xi'an.
Like other major Chinese cities, Xi'an receives a fair amount of
migrant workers from the rural areas every year.
Xi'an is nested between a flood plain created by the eight surrounding
rivers and streams, but most of the surrounding bodies of waters
have been too polluted to be used as sources of fresh water. The
city borders the northern foot of the Qinling Mountains to the
south, and the banks of Wei River to the north. Hua Shan, one of
the five sacred Taoist mountains, is located 100 km away to the
east of the city.
Xi'an is the capital of Shannxi, it governs several counties:
Ankang, Baoji, Hanzhong, Shangluo, Tongchuan, Weinan, Xianyang,
Yan'an, and Yulin. Xi'an city is divided into five major parts:
Northern suburb, Southern Suburb, Eastern suburb, Western Suburb,
and city proper surrounded ancient walls. The five major parts
of Xi'an is then subdivided into 13 districts. Many state level
and provincial level universities are located in the Southern suburb
of Xi'an.
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