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District in Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
Yanliang 阎良区
District
Coordinates: 34°39′54″N 109°14′08″E / 34.6649°N 109.2356°E / 34.6649; 109.2356
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShaanxi
Sub-provincial cityXi'an
Area
 • Total244.55 km (94.42 sq mi)
Population
 • Total294,700
 • Density1,139.26/km (2,950.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code710089
Xi'an district map
Subdivisions of Xi'an, Shaanxi
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Districts
1 Xincheng
2 Beilin
3 Lianhu
4 Baqiao
5 Weiyang
6 Yanta
7 Yanliang
8 Lintong
9 Chang'an
13 Gaoling
Counties
10 Lantian
11 Zhouzhi
12 Huyi

Yanliang District (simplified Chinese: 阎良区; traditional Chinese: 閻良區; pinyin: Yánliáng Qū) is one of nine districts of Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi province, China. The northernmost and least-populous of Xi'an's county-level divisions, it borders the prefecture-level cities of Xianyang to the west and Weinan to the northeast and Lintong District to the south.

Yanliang District is home to the Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation, a subsidiary of the Chinese state-owned aircraft manufacturing company AVIC. The company is involved in major military and civilian aircraft projects and operates an airfield on the company campus for aircraft testing and internal transportation. Entry into the campus as heavily restricted because of its heavy involvement with state and military information.

Aircraft manufacturing is the most prominent industry in Yanliang, and serves as one of its biggest, if not the biggest source of employment.

Yanliang railway station, which is served by the Houma–Xi'an railway and Xianyang–Tongchuan railway, is located in the district.

History

Yanliang District was the site of the Qin capital of Yueyang.

Administrative divisions

As of 2021, Yanliang District is divided to 7 subdistricts.

As of October 2021, Yanliang District has seven streets under its jurisdiction:
Fenghuang Road Street
Xinhua Road Street
Zhenxing Street
Xinxing Street
Beitun Street
Wutun Street
Guanshan Street

References

  1. "Yanliang" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  2. "西安市2010年第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报" (in Chinese). Xi'an Evening News (西安晚报). 25 May 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  3. Zhao Rong; Zheng Guo (2004). "Shaanxi". In Y. M. Yeung; Shen Jianfa (eds.). Developing China's West: A Critical Path to Balanced National Development. Hong Kong: Chinese University Press. p. 366. ISBN 962-996-157-1. OCLC 55753805.
  4. "Chinese archaeologists locate ancient city famed for political reform". Xinhua. 18 January 2016.
  5. 2020年统计用区划代码(雁塔区) (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-12-03. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
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