Xuchang County

Xuchang County is a county of Henan, China. It is under the administration of Xuchang city.

Coordinates: 34°00′N 113°51′E / 34.000°N 113.850°E / 34.000; 113.850

Xuchang

Xuchang (Chinese: 许昌; postal: Hsuchang) is a prefecture-level city in central Henan province in Central China. It borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the northwest, Kaifeng to the northeast, Zhoukou to the east, Luohe to the southeast, and Pingdingshan to the southwest.

Its population was 4,307,488 inhabitants at the final 2010 census, of whom 1,952,666 lived in the built-up (or "metro") area made up of Weidu district, Xuchang county and Changge City largely being urbanized. In 2007, the city was named China's top ten livable cities by Chinese Cities Brand Value Report, which was released at 2007 Beijing Summit of China Cities Forum.

Administration

The prefecture-level city of Xuchang administers 1 district, 2 county-level cities and 3 counties.

History

According to tradition, the city was named after Xu, an ancient state led by tribal leader Xuyou during the Spring and Autumn Period of the Zhou Dynasty. In ancient times, the city occupied a strategic location in central China.