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 / 36.62833; 101.76583
CountryChina
ProvinceQinghai
Prefecture-level cityXining
SeatXiguan Avenue Subdistrict
Area
 • Total
52.98 km2 (20.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
326,866
 • Density6,200/km2 (16,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Chengxi, Xining
Simplified Chinese城西区
Traditional Chinese城西區
Literal meaning"city west district"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinChéngxī Qū

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

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Chengxi District is divided into 7 subdistricts and 1 town:

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).

See also

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Notes and references

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