Ankang

Ankang
安康市
An-k'ang
Location of Ankang City jurisdiction in Shaanxi
Coordinates (Ankang municipal government): 32°41′07″N 109°01′44″E / 32.6854°N 109.0290°E / 32.6854; 109.0290
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShaanxi
Municipal seatHanbin District
Area
23,391 km2 (9,031 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
2,493,436
  Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
  Urban
1,244,784
GDP
  Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 75.5 billion
US$ 12.1 billion
  Per capitaCN¥ 28,536
US$ 4,582
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
ISO 3166 codeCN-SN-09
Ankang
Chinese安康
Literal meaningPeaceful & Healthy
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinĀnkāng
Wade–GilesAn-k'ang
Xicheng
Chinese西城
Literal meaningWest City
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXīchéng
Wade–GilesHsi-ch'eng
Jinzhou
Chinese金州
Literal meaningGolden Prefecture
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJīnzhōu
Wade–GilesChin-chou

Ankang (Chinese: 安康; pinyin: Ānkāng) is a prefecture-level city in the south of Shaanxi Province in the People's Republic of China, bordering Hubei province to the east, Chongqing municipality to the south, and Sichuan province to the southwest. It covers an area of 23,391 square kilometres (9,031 sq mi) and consists Xunyang, a county-level city, one urban district, and eight counties. Its total population was 2,493,436 people according to the 2020 Chinese census, with 1,244,784 living in urban areas.