Xichuan County
淅川县 Sichwan | |
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 Xichuan in Nanyang | |
 Nanyang in Henan (note the map includes the sub-prefectural city of Dengzhou) | |
| Coordinates: 33°08′17″N 111°29′28″E / 33.138°N 111.491°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Henan |
| Prefecture-level city | Nanyang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,817 km2 (1,088 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[2] | |
| • Total | 626,100 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 474450 |
| Area code | 0377 |
| Website | www |
Xichuan County (Chinese: 淅川县; pinyin: Xīchuān Xiàn) is a county in the southwest of Henan province, China, bordering the provinces of Hubei to the south and Shaanxi to the northwest. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Nanyang.
Xichuan has an area of 2,798 km2 (1,080 sq mi) and a population of 746,000. Both of the Danjiangkou Reservoir and the Central route of South–North Water Transfer Project's canal head are located in Xichuan.[3]
- ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ (in Chinese) Profile of Xichuan County, visited on May 29, 2008.