Xixiang County () is a

county A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...

under the administration of

Hanzhong Hanzhong (; abbreviation: Han) is a prefecture-level city in the southwest of Shaanxi province, China, bordering the provinces of Sichuan to the south and Gansu to the west. The founder of the Han dynasty, Liu Bang, was once enfeoffed as the ...

City, in the southwest of

Shaanxi Shaanxi (alternatively Shensi, see #Name, § Name) is a landlocked Provinces of China, province of China. Officially part of Northwest China, it borders the province-level divisions of Shanxi (NE, E), Henan (E), Hubei (SE), Chongqing (S), Sichu ...

province, China, bordering

Sichuan Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ...

province to the southwest. Its administrative center, Xixiang, formerly known as Hsihsiang, lies on the

Muma River The Muma River (Muma He 牧马河) is a right tributary of the Han River in the Yangtze river basin of northern China. It has a length of and a drainage area of . It originates in and flows entirely within Xixiang County of Shaanxi Province. Th ...

. The county contains fourteen towns, eleven townships, and covers an area of .

Administrative divisions

As 2019, Xixiang County is divided to 2 subdistricts and 15 towns. ;Subdistricts * Chengbei Subdistrict () * Chengnan Subdistrict () ;Towns

Climate

Economy

In the 19th century and early 20th century the area produced silk which was exported to

Gansu Gansu (, ; alternately romanized as Kansu) is a province in Northwest China. Its capital and largest city is Lanzhou, in the southeast part of the province. The seventh-largest administrative district by area at , Gansu lies between the Tibet ...

Transportation

Xixiang is served by the

Yangpingguan–Ankang Railway The Yangpingguan–Ankang railway or Yang'an railway (), is a single-track, electrified railroad in China between Yangpingguan and Ankang in southern Shaanxi Province. The line, in length, follows the upper reaches of the Han River and was ...

. The Muma River supports small boat traffic.

Notes

County-level divisions of Shaanxi Hanzhong {{Shaanxi-geo-stub