Huaxi | |
Settlement Type: | District |
Image Map1: | Location of Guiyang Prefecture within Guizhou (China).png |
Map Caption1: | Guiyang in Guizhou |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | China |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Guizhou |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
Subdivision Name2: | Guiyang |
Seat Type: | District seat |
Area Total Km2: | 957.6 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Total: | 608,213 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | China Standard |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Coor Pinpoint: | Huaxi District government |
Coordinates: | 26.4098°N 106.6703°W |
Website: | http://www.hxgov.gov.cn/ |
Huaxi District is one of 6 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou Province, Southwest China.
Huaxi has an area of 957.6km2 and a population of 328,700. Its GDP was 4.35 billion RMB in 2006.
It is named after the Huaxi River (the "Flower Brook") that meanders through the town. The North Campus and South Campus of Guizhou University and Guizhou University for Nationalities are located in town. The educational facilities and natural environment make it a renowned educational and cultural center as well as an important tourist destination of Guizhou and southwest China.[1]
Huaxi District comprises 8 subdistricts, 5 towns, 1 township and 5 ethnic townships:[2]