Xinxiang is a prefecture-level city in northern Henan province, China, bordering the provincial capital Zhengzhou, Kaifeng, Hebi, Anyang and Jiaozuo as well as the provinces of Shanxi and Shandong. At the 2020 census it had a population of 6,251,929 across an area of 8,629 square kilometers, and it functions as an industrial city on the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway within the Central Plains urban agglomeration. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Founding Year Population Estimate Year FAQs
Was Xinxiang ever a provincial capital?
Yes. It was the seat of Pingyuan Province from August 1949 until the province was abolished in November 1952.
Yes. According to the Xinxiang municipal government, Xinxiang was made the seat of Pingyuan Province in August 1949. The province was abolished in November 1952, and Xinxiang came under the direct administration of Henan Province. Before that it had been a county seat since the Sui dynasty and, under the Ming and Qing, belonged to Weihui Prefecture of Henan.
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1. Xinxiang (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 6,251,929 (2020)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 35.29917, longitude 113.88515
P2046 (area)
area 8290.89 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 6251929 (2020)
View the Source2. Xinxiang (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia: Xinxiang, History section
The region was first named Xinxiang in the 6th year of the Kaihuang era (586 AD) of the Sui dynasty, when Xinxiang county was established in the territories of southwestern Ji County and eastern Huojia County.
- In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
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On Continent: Asia, Wikidata item for China, property P30 (continent)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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