As the western gateway into Xi'an, Zhouzhi county covers a total area of 2,974 square meters, with a population of 691,700. It encompasses one sub-district, 19 towns and 264 administrative villages.
Chang'an district in Xi'an is located in the central part of Guanzhong Plain, bordering Lantian county in the east, Zhashui county in the south, Huyi district in the west, and Yanta, Baqiao and Weiyang districts in the north.
Located in the southern part of Xi'an, Yanta district covers a total area of 152 square kilometers, with a permanent population of 1.35 million. It manages 142 sub-district offices and 45 administrative villages.
With a total area of 244.4 square kilometers, Yanliang district has two townships and five neighborhood committees under its jurisdiction. The total population of the district is 300,000.
The present day Xincheng district is located in the northeast part of urban Xi'an, with Lanzhou-Lianyungang Railroad running across the district from the east to the west. The Ming Dynasty city wall divides the district into two parts as the inner city and the outer city. The district covers an area of 31.2 square kilometers.
As the new administration center of Xi'an, Weiyang district covers an area of 262 square kilometers, with 10 neighborhood committees under its jurisdiction. The number of permanent inhabitants of the district is 811,400, with 537,000 people registered at the police. It is named after the Han Dynasty ruins of Weiyang Palace, meaning "endless prosperity".
As the east gate of the ancient capital of Xi'an, Lintong is 30 kilometers to the city center. Covering a total area of 915 square kilometers and a population of more than 700,000, the district has 23 neighborhood committees and 226 administrative villages under its jurisdiction.
Lianhu district is one of the major urban districts in the city. The total area is 43 square kilometers, and there are about 710,000 permanent residents.