Geography and Climate |
- Area : 205,800 ㎢
- Location : connecting the east and central regions of China and the northwest and southwest
- Geomorphology : long and narrow, high in the north and the south, low in the middle, plateaus, mountains, plains and basins and other terrains.
- Climate : subtropical, warm and temperate
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Population |
- 38,760,210(2019, settled population)
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District and Organization |
- Administrative Divisions: 10 prefecture-level cities, 30 districts, 6 country-level cities, 71 counties (end of 2018)
- Location of the provincial government: Xi’an
- Organization: Governor(1), Vice-governor(7)
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Major Events |
- China East-West Cooperation, Investment, and Trade Fair
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Cultural Heritage |
- Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum, Terracotta Warriors and Horses, Huaqing pool, Big Wild Goose Pagoda
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Sisterhood & Friendship Provinces / Cities |
- Japan: Kyoto Prefecture(July 1983), Kagawa Prefecture(April 1994), Nara Prefecture (Sept 2011), Ehime Prefecture(July 2016)
- Korea: Gyeongsangbuk-do Province(April 2013), Sejong Special Self-Governing City(May 2013)
- Russia: Kaluga Region(Aug 2000)
- Others: Minnesota State, US(Oct 1982); Antwerp Province, Belgium(May 1985); Treviso Province, Italy(July 1988); Csongrád Province, Hungary (Nov 1995); Umbria Region, Italy(Nov 1995); Mato Grosso, Brazil (Dec 1996); Thuringia, Germany (Nov 1997); Groningen Province, Netherlands(Oct 2003); Sukhothai, Thailand (May 2005); Jabyl Province, Kazakhstan(April 2008); Boozawa County, Romania(April 2008); Cairo, Egypt(April 2008); Drenthe, Netherlands(April 2010); Yukon Region, Canada(Sept 2012); Chüy Region, Kyrgystan(May 2014); Wyoming(June 2015); Nebraska(Nov 2016), US
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