Lintong District, formerly Lintong County, is one of 11 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi Province, Northwest China. The district was approved to establish from the former Lintong County (临潼县) by the Chinese State Council on June 25, 1997. The Terracotta Army and the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor was discovered in March 1974 near this district. The district borders the prefecture-level cities of Xianyang to the northwest and Weinan to the east, Gaoling County to the northeast, Baqiao District to the southeast, Lianhu and Xincheng Districts to the south, and Chang'an District to the southwest.
Administrative divisions
As of 2020, Lintong District is divided to 23 subdistricts. ;Subdistricts • Lishan Subdistrict () • Qinling Subdistrict () • Xinfeng Subdistrict () • Daiwang Subdistrict () • Xiekou Subdistrict () • Xingzhe Subdistrict () • Lingkou Subdistrict () • Xiangqiao Subdistrict () • Yujin Subdistrict () • Xinshi Subdistrict () • Xuyang Subdistrict () • Xiquan Subdistrict () • Liyang Subdistrict () • Ma'e Subdistrict () • Hezhai Subdistrict () • Jiaokou Subdistrict () • Youhuai Subdistrict () • Beitian Subdistrict () • Tielu Subdistrict () • Renliu Subdistrict () • Muzhai Subdistrict () • Xiaojin Subdistrict () • Renzong Subdistrict () ==Climate==