Xichuan County

Xichuan County
淅川县
Sichwan
Xichuan in Nanyang
Xichuan in Nanyang
Nanyang in Henan (note the map includes the sub-prefectural city of Dengzhou)
Nanyang in Henan (note the map includes the sub-prefectural city of Dengzhou)
Coordinates: 33°08′17″N 111°29′28″E / 33.138°N 111.491°E / 33.138; 111.491
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHenan
Prefecture-level cityNanyang
Area
 • Total2,817 km2 (1,088 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[2]
 • Total626,100
 • Density220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
474450
Area code0377
Websitewww.xichuan.gov.cn

Xichuan County (Chinese: 淅川; pinyin: Xīchuān Xiàn) is a county in the southwest of Henan province, China, bordering the provinces of Hubei to the south and Shaanxi to the northwest. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Nanyang.

Xichuan has an area of 2,798 km2 (1,080 sq mi) and a population of 746,000. Both of the Danjiangkou Reservoir and the Central route of South–North Water Transfer Project's canal head are located in Xichuan.[3]

  1. ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  2. ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  3. ^ (in Chinese) Profile of Xichuan County, visited on May 29, 2008.

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