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  "title": "Xi'an · History",
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      "西安市"
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    "summary": "Xi'an is a prefecture-level city in Shaanxi, with administrative division code 610100.",
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      {
        "id": "mca2023",
        "title": "2023年中华人民共和国县以上行政区划代码（民政部）",
        "url": "https://www.mca.gov.cn/mzsj/xzqh/2023/202301xzqh.html",
        "locator": "代码 610100 西安市"
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        "id": "zhwiki",
        "title": "西安市（维基百科）",
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        "title": "CPTOND-2025 — Wang, Liang 等 (CC BY 4.0)",
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    "body": "## Administrative status\n\nXi'an is part of [[place_cn_610000|Shaanxi]] (province)[^mca2023].\n\n## Subdivisions\n\n13 county-level or higher divisions[^mca2023]:\n\n- [[place_cn_610102|Xincheng District]] (district, 610102)\n- [[place_cn_610103|Beilin District]] (forestry district, 610103)\n- [[place_cn_610104|Lianhu District]] (district, 610104)\n- [[place_cn_610111|Baqiao District]] (district, 610111)\n- [[place_cn_610112|Weiyang District]] (district, 610112)\n- [[place_cn_610113|Yanta District]] (district, 610113)\n- [[place_cn_610114|Yanliang District]] (district, 610114)\n- [[place_cn_610115|Lintong District]] (district, 610115)\n- [[place_cn_610116|Chang'an District]] (district, 610116)\n- [[place_cn_610117|Gaoling District]] (district, 610117)\n- [[place_cn_610118|Huyi District]] (district, 610118)\n- [[place_cn_610122|Lantian County]] (county, 610122)\n- [[place_cn_610124|Zhouzhi County]] (county, 610124)\n\n## Basic facts\n\n- Administrative division code: 610100[^mca2023]\n- Area: 10,096.81 km²[^wikidata]\n- Population: 12.95 million (2020)[^wikidata]\n\n## History\n\n- Replaced Chang'an[^wikidata].\n\n## Metro\n\nMetro lines[^cptond]:\n\n- [[concept_xian_metro_line_1|Line 1 (Xi'an Metro)]]\n- [[concept_xian_metro_line_2|Line 2 (Xi'an Metro)]]\n- [[concept_xian_metro_line_3|Line 3 (Xi'an Metro)]]\n- [[concept_xian_metro_line_4|Line 4 (Xi'an Metro)]]\n- [[concept_xian_metro_line_5|Line 5 (Xi'an Metro)]]\n- [[concept_xian_metro_line_6|Line 6 (Xi'an Metro)]]\n- [[concept_xian_metro_line_9|Line 9 (Xi'an Metro)]]\n- [[concept_xian_metro_line_10|Line 10 (Xi'an Metro)]]\n- [[concept_xian_metro_line_14|Line 14 (Xi'an Metro)]]\n- [[concept_xian_metro_line_16|Line 16 (Xi'an Metro)]]\n- [[concept_xian_metro_line_xixianxinquzhiguishifanxian1haoxian|西安西咸新区智轨示范线1号线]]",
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