Xixiang County

Xixiang County
西乡县
Sisiang
Location in Hanzhong
Location in Hanzhong
Hanzhong in Shaanxi
Hanzhong in Shaanxi
Coordinates (Xixiang railway station): 32°59′35″N 107°45′25″E / 32.993°N 107.757°E / 32.993; 107.757[1]
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShaanxi
Prefecture-level cityHanzhong
Area
 • Total
3,240 km2 (1,250 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total
344,790
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China standard time)
Postal code
723500
Licence plates陕F
Websitewww.snxx.gov.cn

Xixiang County (simplified Chinese: 西乡县; traditional Chinese: 西鄉縣; pinyin: Xīxiāng Xiàn) is a county under the administration of Hanzhong City, in the southwest of Shaanxi province, China,[2] bordering Sichuan province to the southwest. Its administrative center, Xixiang, formerly known as Hsihsiang, lies on the Muma River.[3] The county contains fourteen towns, eleven townships, and covers an area of 3,240 km2 (1,250 sq mi).

  1. ^ "Xixiang Railway Station Huochang". Google Maps. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  2. ^ Xixiang Xian (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  3. ^ Teichman, Eric (1921). Travels Of A Consular Officer In North-West China. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press. pp. 34–35. OCLC 257595152.