Ankang

Ankang (Chinese: 安康; pinyin: Ānkāng) is a prefecture-level city in the south of Shaanxi Province in the People's Republic of China, bordering Hubei province to the east, Chongqing municipality to the south, and Sichuan province to the southwest.

Ankang
安康市
An-k'ang
Location of Ankang City jurisdiction in Shaanxi
Coordinates (Ankang municipal government): 32°41′07″N 109°01′44″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShaanxi
Municipal seatHanbin District
Area
  Prefecture-level city23,391 km2 (9,031 sq mi)
  Urban
 (2018)
34 km2 (13 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
  Prefecture-level city2,656,000
  Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
  Urban
 (2018)
225,000
  Urban density6,600/km2 (17,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
ISO 3166 codeCN-SN-09
Ankang
Chinese安康
Literal meaningPeaceful & Healthy
Xicheng
Chinese西城
Literal meaningWest City
Jinzhou
Chinese金州
Literal meaning[Seat of the] Golden Prefecture
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