Xingqing District (simplified Chinese: 兴庆区; traditional Chinese: 興慶區; pinyin: Xīngqìng[2] 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,[3] 85,000 of which are of the Hui nationality.
Xingqing District is the political, economic, scientific, cultural, financial, and commercial center of Yinchuan.[citation needed] The district government is located on East Beijing Road. The 2023 Yinchuan gas explosion occurred in the district.
Administrative divisions
Xingqing District is divided into 11 subdistricts, 2 towns and 2 townships:[4]
- Fenghuangbeijie Subdistrict (凤凰北街街道, فٍْخُوَانْ بِيْ ڭِيَ ڭِيَدَوْ)
- Jiefangxijie Subdistrict (解放西街街道, ڭِيَفَانْ ثِ ڭِيَ ڭِيَدَوْ)
- Wenhuajie Subdistrict (文化街街道, وٌخُوَا ڭِيَ ڭِيَدَوْ)
- Funingjie Subdistrict (富宁街街道, فُنِئٍ ڭِيَ ڭِيَدَوْ)
- Xinhuajie Subdistrict (新华街街道, ثٍخُوَا ڭِيَ ڭِيَدَوْ)
- Yuhuanggebeijie Subdistrict (玉皇阁北街街道, ۋِخُوَانْقْ بِيْ ڭِيَ ڭِيَدَوْ)
- Qianjinjie Subdistrict (前进街街道, ٿِيًاڭٍ ڭِيَ ڭِيَدَوْ)
- Zhongshannanjie Subdistrict (中山南街街道, جْوشًا نًا ڭِيَ ڭِيَدَوْ)
- Yingulu Subdistrict (银古路街道, ءٍقُ لُ ڭِيَدَوْ)
- Shenglijie Subdistrict (胜利街街道, شٍْلِ ڭِيَ ڭِيَدَوْ)
- Lijingjie Subdistrict (丽景街街道, لَڭٍْ ڭِيَ ڭِيَدَوْ)
- Zhangzheng Town (掌政镇)
- Daxin Town (大新镇)
- Tonggui Township (通贵乡)
- Yueyahu Township (月牙湖乡)
References
- ^ “银川市第七次全国人口普查公报（第二号）——地区人口情况” (in Chinese). Government of Yinchuan. 2021-06-02.
- ^ 夏征农; 陈至立, eds. (September 2009). “兴庆” [Xingqing]. 辞海：第六版彩图本 [Cihai (Sixth Edition in Color)] (in Chinese). Shanghai: Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House. p. 2558. ISBN 9787532628599. (listed under xīng 兴)
- ^ (in Chinese) Compilation by LianXin website. Data from the Sixth National Population Census of the People’s Republic of China Archived March 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 2023年统计用区划代码：兴庆区 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People’s Republic of China.