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