Xi'an
西安 Chang'an · 長安 | |
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西安市 | |
Coordinates: 34°16′N 108°54′E / 34.267°N 108.900°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Shaanxi |
Government | |
• CPC Xi'an | Sun Qingyun (孙清云) |
• Mayor | Dong Jun (董军) |
Area | |
• Sub-provincial city | 9,983 km2 (13.9 sq mi) |
• Urban | 826 km2 (319 sq mi) |
• Metro | 3,830 km2 (1,480 sq mi) |
• Yangling | 94 km2 (36 sq mi) |
Elevation | 405 m (1,329 ft) |
Population (2010 census) | |
• Sub-provincial city | 8,467,837 |
• Density | 850/km2 (610,000/sq mi) |
• Urban | 6,501,200 |
• Urban density | 7,900/km2 (20,000/sq mi) |
• Metro | 7,168,005 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
Postal code | 710000 - 710090 |
Area code | +86/29 |
GDP | (2010) |
- Total | ¥ 324.1 billion |
- Per capita | ¥26,259 |
License plate prefixes | 陕A |
City flower | Pomegranate flower |
City tree | Pagoda tree |
Website | www |
Xi'an (Chinese: 西安 pinyin:Xī'ān) is the capital city of the Shaanxi Province in China. Its metropolitan area has a population of 6 million people in 2011.[1] This city is famous for the splendid Terracotta Army was found inside the tomb of Chinese first emperor Qin Shi Huang.[2]