Xuancheng

Also known as Xuancheng Shi

Xuancheng () is a city in the southeast of Anhui province. Archeological digs suggest that the city has been settled for over 4,000 years, and has been under formal administration since the Qin dynasty. Located in the lower Yangtze River drainage basin and Yangtze River Delta, it borders Wuhu to the northwest, Chizhou to the west, Huangshan to the southwest, and the coastal provinces of Zhejiang and Jiangsu to the southeast and northeast respectively.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Xuancheng
Settlement.other_name: Suancheng
Settlement.native_name: 宣城市
Settlement.native_name_lang: zh
Settlement.settlement_type: Prefecture-level city
Settlement.image_skyline: Xuancheng City Skyline.JPG
Settlement.image_map: Location of Xuancheng Prefecture within Anhui (China).png
Settlement.coor_pinpoint: Xuancheng municipal government
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: People's Republic of China
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Anhui
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County-level divisions
Settlement.subdivision_name2: 7
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Township-level divisions
Settlement.subdivision_name3: 115
Settlement.seat_type: Municipal seat
Settlement.seat: Xuanzhou District