Chengxi District (Chinese: 城西区) is one of four districts of the prefecture-level city of Xining, the capital of Qinghai Province, Northwest China.
Chengxi
城西区 | |
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 Location of Chengxi | |
| Coordinates: 36°37′42″N 101°45′57″E / 36.62833°N 101.76583°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Qinghai |
| Prefecture-level city | Xining |
| Seat | Xiguan Avenue Subdistrict |
| Area | |
| • Total | 52.98 km2 (20.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 326,866 |
| • Density | 6,200/km2 (16,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Chengxi, Xining | |||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 城西区 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 城西區 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | "city west district" | ||||||
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It covers the western part of Xining's built-up conurbation. It has over 200 000 residents (2004). Ethnically, most are Han; there are also Hui, Tibetan, Tujia, etc. - 26 in all.
Administrative divisions
editChengxi District is divided into 7 subdistricts and 1 town:
- Xiguan Avenue Subdistrict (西关大街街道)
- Guchengtai Subdistrict (古城台街道)
- Hutai Subdistrict (虎台街道)
- Shengli Road Subdistrict (胜利路街道)
- Xinghai Road Subdistrict (兴海路街道)
- Wenhui Road Subdistrict (文汇路街道)
- Tonghai Road Subdistrict (通海路街道)
- Pengjiazhai Town (彭家寨镇)
District executive, legislature and judiciary are in the Xiguan Avenue Subdistrict, together with the CPC and PSB branches. (Executive or People's Government is addressed : May Fourth Avenue, 810001).
