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Oklahoma City (/oʊkləˌhoʊmə -/ (listen)), officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, it ranks 20th among United States cities in population, and is the 8th largest city in the Southern United States. The population grew following the 2010 census and reached 687,725 in the 2020 census. The Oklahoma City metropolitan area had a population of 1,396,445, and the Oklahoma City–Shawnee Combined Statistical Area had a population of 1,469,124, making it Oklahoma's largest municipality and metropolitan area by population.

Oklahoma City's city limits extend somewhat into Canadian, Cleveland, and Pottawatomie counties, though much of those areas outside the core Oklahoma County area are suburban tracts or protected rural zones (watershed). The city is the eighth-largest in the United States by area including consolidated city-counties; it is the second-largest, after Houston, not including consolidated cities. The city is also the second largest by area among state capital cities in the United States, after Juneau, Alaska.

Ningshan County, which belongs to Ankang City, Shaanxi Province, is located at the southern foot of the middle part of Qinling Mountains, northwest of Ankang City, Zuoshui County and Zhenan County in the east, Shiquan County, Hanyin County and Hanbin District in the south, Foping County in the west and Changan District, Zhouzhi County and Changyi District in the north. Between latitude 33 °7 "11"-33 °50 "38" north and longitude 108 °2 "33"-108 °56 "48" east, it is more than 130km long from north to south and 110km wide from east to west, with a total area of 3678 square kilometers, making it the largest county in Ankang City. The name of Ningshan comes from the "Ningshan Hall" set up in the Qing Dynasty, which means "peaceful Shaanxi". It belongs to the northern subtropical humid climate, which is the transitional zone between the north and south of China and the watershed of the Yangtze River and Yellow River systems. It is the green barrier of the south pillow in Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi Province, and the north of Ankang.
Travel Notes In Ningshan County