Xuchang
Xuchang
许昌市 Hsuchang | |
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Xuzhou Fu Yamen, Ming Dynasty Weifeng Pagoda | |
Location of Xuchang City jurisdiction in Henan | |
| Coordinates (Xuchang municipal government): 34°02′13″N 113°51′07″E / 34.037°N 113.852°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Henan |
| Municipal seat | Weidu District |
| Area | |
| 4,978.36 km2 (1,922.16 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 1,088.2 km2 (420.2 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,724 km2 (666 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 71 m (234 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,150.6 m (3,774.9 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 50.4 m (165.4 ft) |
| Population (2020 census for total, 2010 otherwise) | |
| 4,379,998 | |
| • Density | 880/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,265,536 |
| • Urban density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,952,666 |
| • Metro density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 237.8 billion US$ 35.8 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 54,522 US$ 8,208 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Area code | 374 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-HA-10 |
| Major Nationalities | Han |
| County-level divisions | 6 |
| License plate prefixes | 豫K |
| Website | xuchang |
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| Traditional Chinese | 許昌 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 许昌 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Xuchang (simplified Chinese: 许昌; traditional Chinese: 許昌; postal: Hsuchang) is a prefecture-level city in central Henan province in Central China. It is bordered by the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the northwest, Kaifeng to the northeast, Zhoukou to the east, Luohe to the southeast, and Pingdingshan to the southwest.
Its population was 4,307,488 inhabitants at the final 2010 census, of whom 1,952,666 lived in the built-up (or "metro") area made up of Weidu and Jian'an districts (named from Emperor Xian of Han’s era name) and Changge City largely being urbanized. In 2007, the city was named as one of China's top ten livable cities by Chinese Cities Brand Value Report, which was released at 2007 Beijing Summit of China Cities Forum.