Xiangyang

Xiangfan
Xiangfan
Chinese	襄樊
Postal	Siangfan
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Xiāngfán
Wade–Giles	Hsiang1-fan2

Xiangyang
Xiangyang
	"Xiangyang" written in Chinese
Simplified Chinese	襄阳
Traditional Chinese	襄陽
Postal	Siangyang
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Xiāngyáng
Wade–Giles	Hsiang1-yang2

Xiangyang

襄阳市
Siangyang, Siang-yang
Xiangyang 襄阳市 Siangyang, Siang-yang
Prefecture-level city
	Overlooking Fancheng District from Xiangcheng District on the other side of the Han River.
	Location of Xiangyang City jurisdiction in Hubei
	Xiangyang Location of the city centre in Hubei
	Coordinates (Xiangyang municipal government): 32°00′36″N 112°07′19″E / 32.010°N 112.122°E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hubei
County-level divisions	8
Township-level divisions	159
Municipal seat	Xiangcheng District
Government
• Mayor	Qie Yingcai
Area
• Prefecture-level city	19,724.41 km2 (7,615.64 sq mi)
• Urban	3,672.9 km2 (1,418.1 sq mi)
• Metro	3,672.9 km2 (1,418.1 sq mi)
Elevation	71 m (232 ft)
Population (2020 census)
• Prefecture-level city	5,260,951
• Density	270/km2 (690/sq mi)
• Urban	2,319,640
• Urban density	630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
• Metro	2,319,640
• Metro density	630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
GDP
• Prefecture-level city	CN¥ 338.2 billion; US$ 54.3 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 60,319; US$ 9,684
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Area code	710
ISO 3166 code	CN-HB-06
License Plate Prefix	鄂F
Website	xiangyang.gov.cn

Xiangyang is the second-largest prefecture-level city by population in northwestern Hubei province, China. It was known as Xiangfan from 1950 to 2010.^[3] The Han River runs through Xiangyang's centre and divides the city north–south. The city itself is an agglomeration of two once separate cities: Fancheng and Xiangyang (or Xiangcheng), and was known as Xiangfan before 2010. What remains of old Xiangyang is located south of the Han River and contains one of the oldest still-intact city walls in China, while Fancheng is located to the north of the Han River. Both cities served prominent historical roles in both ancient and pre-modern Chinese history. Today, the city has been a target of government and private investment as the country seeks to urbanize and develop the interior provinces. Its built-up area made up of 3 urban districts had 2,319,640 inhabitants at the 2020 census while the whole municipality contained approximately 5,260,951 people.

^ "China: Húbĕi (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
^ 湖北省统计局、国家统计局湖北调查总队 (August 2016). 《湖北统计年鉴－2016》. 中国统计出版社. ISBN 978-7-5037-7847-6. Archived from the original on 2017-03-01. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
^ 湖北省襄樊市更名为襄阳市(图). 163.com (in Chinese (China)). 2010-12-02. Archived from the original on 2015-01-10. Retrieved 2010-12-03.

[1] "China: Húbĕi (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2018.

[2] 湖北省统计局、国家统计局湖北调查总队 (August 2016). 《湖北统计年鉴－2016》. 中国统计出版社. ISBN 978-7-5037-7847-6. Archived from the original on 2017-03-01. Retrieved 2017-06-05.

[3] 湖北省襄樊市更名为襄阳市(图). 163.com (in Chinese (China)). 2010-12-02. Archived from the original on 2015-01-10. Retrieved 2010-12-03.

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