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Qinyang () is a county-level city in Henan province, China, bordering Shanxi province to the north. It is administered by the prefecture-level city Jiaozuo. The current population of Qinyang is estimated at 470,000. In 1999, the population stood at 444,480.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Qinyang
Settlement.other_name
Tsinyang
Settlement.postal_code
454550 or 454500
Settlement.postal_code_type
Postal code
Settlement.settlement_type
County-level city
Settlement.image_skyline
20240824 Emperor Tang Temple in Shuibeiguan 02.jpg
Settlement.image_map
ChinaJiaozuoQinyang.png
Settlement.map_caption
Qinyang in Jiaozuo
Settlement.pushpin_map
China Henan
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Henan
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
People's Republic of China
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Henan
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Prefecture-level city
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Jiaozuo
Settlement.area_total_km2
623
Settlement.population_as_of
2019

via Wikipedia infobox

Official website

沁阳市人民政府网站

qinyang.gov.cn

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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Geography
  • Location
  • Terrain
  • Climate
  • Administrative divisions
  • Notable individuals
  • References
  • External links

Qinyang () is a county-level city in Henan province, China, bordering Shanxi province to the north. It is administered by the prefecture-level city Jiaozuo. The current population of Qinyang is estimated at 470,000. In 1999, the population stood at 444,480.

==History== Qinyang was known as Yewang () during the Qin dynasty, changed to Henei county () during the Sui, and served as the capital seat of Huaizhou during the Tang, Hwai-king (Hwaiking) Foo () under the Qing, and received the current name in 1913.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Qinyang” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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