Which province does Xichuan County belong to?

Xichuan County belongs to Nanyang City, Henan Province. Located in the southwest border of Henan, the golden zone at the junction of Henan, Hubei and Shaanxi provinces, it is named after the formation of baili alluvial plain in China. Surprisingly, the terrain was dangerous, and it was easy to defend but difficult to attack in ancient times. Known as "there is no war in the Central Plains, but there is a war in Xichuan" [1]. The county covers a total area of 2820 square kilometers, and governs 17 townships (streets) and 499 villages (communities) [49]. According to the data of the seventh census, as of 0: 00 1 1 on June 2020, the permanent population of Xichuan County was 538,569. [48] Xichuan, formerly known as Danyang, has a long history and splendid culture, and is one of the birthplaces of Chu culture. During the Spring and Autumn Period, Danyang, the capital of Chu, was located. In the 800-year history of Chu, Danyang has been its capital for more than 300 years. Chu people took Danyang as the starting point and decided to dominate, expand their territory and conquer the south all the way during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. They have unified more than 50 small countries, become the hegemon of the South, and created splendid culture. It has trained a generation of influential historical figures, such as Shang Sheng Fan Li, historian Ye Fan and materialist thinker Fan Zhen. Xichuan County is the largest immigrant county in China, and has successively won the honorary titles of "Hometown of Folk Culture and Art in China", "National Safe Fishery Demonstration County" and "National Advanced County of Scientific and Technological Progress". In 20 15, Xichuan was rated as "National Cultural Advanced County" by the Ministry of Culture [3], and in 20 17, the National Development and Reform Commission issued the Notice on Defining New Types of national key ecological function area, and Xichuan County was selected as "national key ecological function area". [4] In 2018, Xichuan County achieved a regional GDP of 22.885 billion yuan, an increase of 7.7% over the previous year. The added value of the primary industry reached 3813.43 million yuan, an increase of 3.6% over the previous year; The added value of the secondary industry reached 65.438+0067449 billion yuan, an increase of 7.5% over the previous year; The added value of the tertiary industry reached 8,397.2 million yuan, an increase of 10.2% over the previous year. The proportion of the three industries is 16.7:46.6:36.7. [6-7] On February 26, 2020, the People's Government of Henan Province approved Xichuan County to withdraw from poverty-stricken counties and officially took off its hat.