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| Cities: Baoji | Xi'an | Yan'an |
| Location: Situated on the Northwest China Loess highland, this province on the middle reaches of the Yellow River. |
| Area: 206,000 sq km |
| Climate: Shaanxi has a continental monsoonal climate, with great difference between the areas north and south of the Qinling range. It has a mean annual temperature of 6กใ-16กใ, increasing from north to south, and a mean annual precipitation less in the north than in the south: 340-600 mm in northern Shaanxi, 570-700 mm in the Guanzhong Plain and 800-1,210 mm in southern Shaanxi. |
| Provincial capital: Xi'an |
| Population: 36.05 millions (March 2001) |
| Ethnic groups: Han, Hui, Man,Zhuang, Tibetan, Mongol other ethnic groups. |