Jian'an District (), formerly Xuchang County () is a

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of the

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Xuchang Xuchang ( zh, s=, t= ; postal: Hsuchang) is a prefecture-level city in central Henan province in Central China. It is bordered by the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the northwest, Kaifeng to the northeast, Zhoukou to the east, Luohe ...

in Henan Province,

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. The district is named for Jian'an, a famous Chinese era during the reign of Emperor Xian, the last

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of the Han

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Administrative divisions

As of 2012, this district is divided to 7 towns, 8 townships and 1 ethnic township. ;Towns ;Townships ;Ethnic townships * Aizhuang Hui Township ()

References

County-level divisions of Henan Xuchang {{Henan-geo-stub