Xingqing District (,
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: ) is one of three
urban districts of the
prefecture-level city
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of
Yinchuan
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, the capital of
Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
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,
Northwest
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China
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, bordering
Inner Mongolia
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to the east. It has a total area of , and, according to the
2010 China Census, a population of 678,306 people. The
2023 Yinchuan gas explosion occurred in the district.
Characteristics
Xingqing District is the political, economic, scientific, cultural, financial, and commercial center of Yinchuan, the capital city of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The district administers two villages and two towns. The many
Hans live in the district, approximately 85,000 of its residents are of the
Hui nationality. The district government is located on East Beijing Road, and the district's postal code is 750004.
Administrative divisions
Xingqing District is divided into 11 subdistricts, 2 towns and 2 townships:
*
Fenghuangbeijie Subdistrict (, )
*
Jiefangxijie Subdistrict (, )
*
Wenhuajie Subdistrict (, )
*
Funingjie Subdistrict (, )
*
Xinhuajie Subdistrict (, )
*
Yuhuanggebeijie Subdistrict (, )
*
Qianjinjie Subdistrict (, )
*
Zhongshannanjie Subdistrict (, )
*
Yingulu Subdistrict (, )
*
Shenglijie Subdistrict (, )
*
Lijingjie Subdistrict (, )
* Zhangzheng Town ()
* Daxin Town ()
* Tonggui Township ()
* Yueyahu Township ()
References
County-level divisions of Ningxia
Yinchuan
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