Xingcheng
兴城市 Hingcheng; Hsingcheng | |
|---|---|
 Location in Huludao City | |
  Xingcheng Location in Liaoning | |
| Coordinates (city): 40°37′N 120°44′E / 40.617°N 120.733°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Liaoning |
| Prefecture-level city | Huludao |
| Area | |
| • County-level city | 2,113 km2 (816 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 268.50 km2 (103.67 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 8 m (27 ft) |
| Population (2007)[3] | |
| • County-level city | 552,180 |
| • Estimate (2017) | 557,000 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (680/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 197,200 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 1125xx |
| Website | web |
Xingcheng (simplified Chinese: 兴城; traditional Chinese: 興城; pinyin: Xīngchéng), former name Ningyuan (宁远),[4] is a county-level city under the administration of Huludao, in southwest Liaoning province, China, with a population of approximately 140,000 urban inhabitants, and is located on the Liaodong Bay, i.e. the northern coast of the Bohai Sea. The area is steeped in history, and contains one of the best preserved Ming Dynasty towns in China, as well as functioning as a laidback summer resort.
- ^ "Xingcheng China" (in Chinese). Official website of Xingcheng Government. Archived from the original on July 23, 2008. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
- ^ a b Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 50. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "Huludao Population" (in Chinese). Official website of Huludao Government. Archived from the original on October 5, 2009. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
- ^ "History of Xingcheng" (in Chinese). Official website of Xingcheng Government. Archived from the original on July 23, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-12.