Xuchang

Xuchang 许昌市 Hsuchang
Prefecture-level city
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 / 34.037; 113.852
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Henan
Municipal seat	Weidu District
Area [1]
• Prefecture-level city	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)[2]
• Prefecture-level city	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[3][4]
• 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.gov.cn

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.^[5] 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.^[6]