Xichuan County

Xichuan County
Xichuan County
	County
Chinese transcription(s)
• Chinese	淅川县
• Pinyin	Xǐchān
	Xichuan County Location in Henan,China
	Xichuan County Location in China
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Country	China
Province	Henan
Prefecture	Nanyang
Area
• Total	2,798 km2 (1,080 sq mi)
Population
• Total	746,000
• Density	270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	474450
Area code(s)	0377
Website	http://www.xichuan.gov.cn/

Xichuan County (Chinese: 淅川县; pinyin: Xīchuān Xiàn) is a county of Nanyang, Henan, China.

Xichuan has an area of 2,798 square kilometers and a population of 746,000.Both of the Danjiangkou Reservoir and the Central route of South–North Water Transfer Project's canal head are located in Xichuan.^[1]

The state of Chu's first capital Danyang was in Xichuan.

Administrative divisions

Xichuan has 2 subdistricts, 11 towns, and 4 townships:

Subdistricts: Longcheng (龙城街道), Shangsheng (商圣街道)
Towns: Jingziguan (荆紫关镇), Laocheng (老城镇), Xianghua (香花镇), Houpo (厚坡镇), Jiuchong (九重镇), Shengwan (盛湾镇), Jinhe (金河镇), Siwan (寺湾镇), Cangfang (仓房镇), Shangji (上集镇), Madeng (马蹬镇)
Townships: Xihuang (西簧乡), Maotang (毛堂乡), Dashiqiao (大石桥乡), Taohe (滔河乡)