page_title: Xianyang
hierarchical_section_title: Xianyang
caption_attribution_description: Location of Xianyang Prefecture (yellow) within Shaanxi Province of China Map drawn in december 2007 using various sources, mainly&#160;: Shaanxi Province administrative regions GIS data: 1:1M, County level, 1990 Shaanxi Counties map from www.hua2.com
context_page_description: Xianyang is a prefecture-level city in central Shaanxi province, situated on the Wei River a few kilometers upstream 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 western China, with more than 7.17 million inhabitants, its built-up area made of 2 urban districts was 945,420 inhabitants at the 2010 census. It has a total area of 10,213 square kilometres.
context_section_description: Xianyang (Chinese: 咸阳; pinyin: Xiányáng) 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 western China, with more than 7.17 million inhabitants, its built-up area made of 2 urban districts (Qindu and Weicheng) was 945,420 inhabitants at the 2010 census. It has a total area of 10,213 square kilometres (3,943 sq mi).
caption: Location of Xianyang Prefecture within Shaanxi
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