Xuchang

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Xuchang

Total population

4,307,199

Coordinates34.04°, 113.85°

Demographic figures from National Bureau of Statistics of China. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Xuchang is a prefecture-level city in central Henan province in Central China. It is bordered by 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.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

H

Han Fu

Chinese official and warlord (died 191)

C

Chen Qun

Chinese state of Cao Wei minister (died 237)

Xun Yu

Han dynasty military official and statesman (163–212)

Xun You

Chinese statesman and advisor to Cao Cao (157-214)

G

Guo Tu

Adviser under warlords Yuan Shao and Yuan Tan (died 205)

C

Chen Ji

Eastern Han official and scholar (129–199)

X

Xun Shuang

Chinese essayist, politician and writer (128–190

D

Dongling Zuo

Chinese politician

X

Xun Yue

Chinese official, historian and scholar (148–209)

L

Li Peifu

Chinese novelist

A

An Fengshan

Chinese politician

Z

Zhang Xigang

Chinese bridge engineer

H

Hsiao Sa

members of the first Legislative Yuan, Republic of China

Y

Yuan Guangquan

Chinese baritone

D

Du Ya

Chinese poet, writer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Henan

• Xiaozhao
  8.7 mi away
• Wunüdian
  9.4 mi away
• Wangmeng
  10 mi away
• Wocheng
  12.1 mi away
• Juling
  14 mi away
• Yingyang
  14.7 mi away
• Yingqiao
  15.8 mi away
• Linying
  16.3 mi away · pop. 208,299
• Zhile
  18.1 mi away
• Wangtian
  19.6 mi away
• Huangdimiao
  20.5 mi away
• Mailing
  21.6 mi away

Browse all places in Henan →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Xuchang

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Oriental Greenfinch

Chloris sinica

Seen 2026-04-11

Spotted Dove

Spilopelia chinensis

Seen 2026-04-05

Azure-winged Magpie

Cyanopica cyanus

Seen 2026-04-01

Oriental Magpie

Pica serica

Seen 2026-03-29

Asian Honey Bee

Apis cerana

Seen 2026-03-20

Common Kingfisher

Alcedo atthis

Seen 2025-12-30

Light-vented Bulbul

Pycnonotus sinensis

Seen 2025-12-26

Asian Longhorned Beetle

Anoplophora glabripennis

Seen 2025-07-21

pomegranate

Punica granatum

Seen 2025-07-16

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).