Xingqing, Yinchuan
Xingqing
兴庆区 ثٍْٿٍْ ٿِيُوِ | |
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Xingqing in Yinchuan | |
Yinchuan in Ningxia | |
| Coordinates: 38°28′25″N 106°17′19″E / 38.4736°N 106.2887°E | |
| Country | China |
| Autonomous region | Ningxia |
| Prefecture-level city | Yinchuan |
| District seat | Yuhuanggebeijie Subdistrict |
| Area | |
• Total | 648.08 km2 (250.23 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 808,282 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
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Xingqing District (simplified Chinese: 兴庆区; traditional Chinese: 興慶區; pinyin: Xīngqìng Qū; Wade–Giles: Hsin-ch’ing Ch’ü, Xiao'erjing: 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 757.6 km2 (292.5 sq mi), and, according to the 2010 China Census, a population of 678,306 people. The 2023 Yinchuan gas explosion occurred in the district.