Xuankou
Chinese transcription(s)
  Chinese漩口
  PinyinXuánkǒu
Xuankou is located in Sichuan
Xuankou
Xuankou
Location in Sichuan
Coordinates: 30°59′0″N 103°29′0″E / 30.98333°N 103.48333°E / 30.98333; 103.48333
CountryChina
ProvinceSichuan
PrefectureNgawa
CountyWenchuan
Area
  Total39.64 km2 (15.31 sq mi)
Population
  Total12,000
  Density300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Xuankou (Chinese: 漩口; pinyin: Xuánkǒu) is a town located in Wenchuan County, Ngawa, Sichuan, China.[1] The population is approximately 12,000, and is distributed roughly half urban and half rural.[2][3] As of 2018, it has one residential community and 16 villages under its administration.[4] The total area of the jurisdiction is 39.64 km (24.63 mi).

2008 Sichuan earthquake

Xuankou was one of the three most severely damaged areas of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.

Notes

  1. 2018年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:汶川县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  2. (in Chinese) Wenchuan.net Archived July 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine - Google translation
  3. "漩口镇". Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved May 19, 2008.
  4. 2018年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:漩口镇 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2019-03-24.


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