Ankang

Ankang
安康市
An-k'ang
Location of Ankang City jurisdiction in Shaanxi
Location of Ankang City jurisdiction in Shaanxi
Coordinates (Ankang municipal government): 32°41′07″N 109°01′44″E / 32.6854°N 109.0290°E / 32.6854; 109.0290
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShaanxi
Municipal seatHanbin District
Area
23,391 km2 (9,031 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
2,493,436
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
 • Urban1,244,784
GDP[3]
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 75.5 billion
US$ 12.1 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 28,536
US$ 4,582
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
ISO 3166 codeCN-SN-09
Ankang
Chinese安康
Literal meaningPeaceful & Healthy
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinĀnkāng
Wade–GilesAn-k'ang
Xicheng
Chinese西城
Literal meaningWest City
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXīchéng
Wade–GilesHsi-ch'eng
Jinzhou
Chinese金州
Literal meaningGolden Prefecture
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJīnzhōu
Wade–GilesChin-chou

Ankang (Chinese: 安康; pinyin: Ānkāng) is a prefecture-level city in the south of Shaanxi Province in the People's Republic of China, bordering Hubei province to the east, Chongqing municipality to the south, and Sichuan province to the southwest. It covers an area of 23,391 square kilometres (9,031 sq mi) and consists Xunyang, a county-level city, one urban district, and eight counties. Its total population was 2,493,436 people according to the 2020 Chinese census, with 1,244,784 living in urban areas.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b "第七次全国人口普查公报(第一号)- 安康市人民政府" [Seventh National Population Census (Bulletin No.1) - Government of Ankang City]. www.ankang.gov.cn. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  2. ^ a b "第七次全国人口普查公报(第六号)-安康市统计局". tjj.ankang.gov.cn. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  3. ^ 陕西省统计局、国家统计局陕西调查总队 (November 2016). 《陕西统计年鉴-2016》. 中国统计出版社. ISBN 978-7-5037-7918-3. Archived from the original on 2017-05-29.