Xingqing, Yinchuan Explained

Xingqing
Native Name:Chinese: 兴庆区
Chinese: ثٍْ‌ٿٍْ ٿِيُوِ
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Settlement Type:District
Image Map1:Location of Yinchuan Prefecture within Ningxia (China).png
Map Caption1:Yinchuan in Ningxia
Coordinates:38.4736°N 106.2887°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:China
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous region
Subdivision Name1:Ningxia
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Yinchuan
Seat Type:District seat
Seat:Yuhuanggebeijie Subdistrict
Area Total Km2:648.08
Population As Of:2020 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Total:808282
Population Footnotes:[1]
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8

Xingqing District (Xiao'erjing: Chinese: ثٍْ‌ٿٍْ ٿِيُوِ) is one of three urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Yinchuan, the capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Northwest China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the east. It has a total area of 757.6km2, and, according to the 2010 China Census, a population of 678,306 people.[2] The 2023 Yinchuan gas explosion occurred in the district.

Characteristics

Xingqing District is the political, economic, scientific, cultural, financial, and commercial center of Yinchuan, the capital city of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The district administers two villages and two towns. The many Hans live in the district, approximately 85,000 of its residents are of the Hui nationality. The district government is located on East Beijing Road, and the district's postal code is 750004.

Administrative divisions

Xingqing District is divided into 11 subdistricts, 2 towns and 2 townships:[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 银川市第七次全国人口普查公报(第二号)——地区人口情况 . Government of Yinchuan . zh . 2021-06-02 .
  2. Compilation by LianXin website. Data from the Sixth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China
  3. Web site: http://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2023/64/01/640104.html . zh:2023年统计用区划代码:兴庆区 . National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China . zh .