Xinyang 信阳市 Sinyang | |
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 View of Xinyang, 2014 | |
 Location of Xinyang City jurisdiction in Henan | |
  Xinyang Xinyang (China) Show map of China | |
| Coordinates (Xinyang municipal government):32°08′56″N114°05′28″E / 32.149°N 114.091°E /32.149; 114.091 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Henan |
| Municipal seat | Pingqiao District |
| Area | |
| 18,819 km2 (7,266 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 3,865.9 km2 (1,492.6 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 3,665.9 km2 (1,415.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 Census for total, 2018 otherwise)[3] | |
| 6,234,401 | |
| • Density | 331.28/km2 (858.02/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,416,800 |
| • Urban density | 366.49/km2 (949.20/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,416,800 |
| • Metro density | 386.48/km2 (1,001.0/sq mi) |
| GDP[4][5] | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 203.8 billion US$ 30.7 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 31,733 US$ 4,777 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Area code | 0376 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-HA-15 |
| MajorNationalities | Han |
| License plate prefixes | 豫S |
| Website | www |
Xinyang (simplified Chinese:信阳;traditional Chinese:信陽;pinyin:Xìnyáng;postal: Sinyang) is aprefecture-level city in southeasternHenanprovince,People's Republic of China, the southernmost administrative division in the province. Its total population was 6,234,401 according tothe 2020 census. As of the 2010 census, 1,230,042 of them lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of two urban districts,Pingqiao andShihe.
As early as over 8,000 years ago,Neolithic cultures began primitive agriculture of considerable scale along theHuai River, such as thePeiligang,Longshan andQujialing cultures.
During theGreat Leap Forward, one million farmers died in what was known as the Xinyang Incident.[6]
The prefecture-level city of Xinyang has a total land area of 18,819 square kilometres (7,266 sq mi). The city is located in the southernmost part ofHenan Province on the south bank of theHuai River and in the middle of theDabie Mountains area. It borders the citiesZhumadian to the north andNanyang to the northwest, and the provinces ofAnhui andHubei to the east and south respectively. The region where Xinyang is located is considered asubtropical area and the Dabie mountainous terrain is mainly to the north, south, and east of the city.
Xinyang has amonsoon-influenced, four-seasonhumid subtropical climate (KöppenCfa/Cwa), with cold, damp winters, and hot, humid summers. The months of April through June here are slightly cooler than much of the rest of the province. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 2.4 °C (36.3 °F) in January to 27.3 °C (81.1 °F) in July; the annual mean is 15.54 °C (60.0 °F). The annual precipitation is just above 1,100 millimetres (43 in), and close to two-thirds of it occurs from May to September. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 38% in March to 47% in four months, the city receives 1,974 hours of bright sunshine annually; January through March are the cloudiest months.
| Climate data for Xinyang, elevation 115 m (377 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1951–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.6 (69.1) | 26.5 (79.7) | 34.3 (93.7) | 34.3 (93.7) | 36.3 (97.3) | 38.7 (101.7) | 40.1 (104.2) | 40.9 (105.6) | 37.3 (99.1) | 34.2 (93.6) | 30.0 (86.0) | 21.7 (71.1) | 40.9 (105.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.0 (44.6) | 10.4 (50.7) | 15.9 (60.6) | 22.3 (72.1) | 26.9 (80.4) | 30.1 (86.2) | 31.9 (89.4) | 30.9 (87.6) | 27.0 (80.6) | 22.1 (71.8) | 15.7 (60.3) | 9.5 (49.1) | 20.8 (69.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) | 5.5 (41.9) | 10.7 (51.3) | 16.9 (62.4) | 21.8 (71.2) | 25.4 (77.7) | 27.7 (81.9) | 26.6 (79.9) | 22.1 (71.8) | 16.7 (62.1) | 10.5 (50.9) | 4.8 (40.6) | 15.9 (60.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.9 (30.4) | 1.7 (35.1) | 6.6 (43.9) | 12.4 (54.3) | 17.5 (63.5) | 21.5 (70.7) | 24.4 (75.9) | 23.3 (73.9) | 18.4 (65.1) | 12.8 (55.0) | 6.7 (44.1) | 1.3 (34.3) | 12.1 (53.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −20.0 (−4.0) | −16.0 (3.2) | −6.6 (20.1) | −0.6 (30.9) | 5.0 (41.0) | 11.9 (53.4) | 17.0 (62.6) | 14.1 (57.4) | 7.9 (46.2) | −0.4 (31.3) | −6.4 (20.5) | −12.4 (9.7) | −20.0 (−4.0) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 32.3 (1.27) | 38.7 (1.52) | 64.4 (2.54) | 80.3 (3.16) | 111.8 (4.40) | 163.7 (6.44) | 204.8 (8.06) | 154.5 (6.08) | 86.5 (3.41) | 74.2 (2.92) | 47.2 (1.86) | 23.9 (0.94) | 1,082.3 (42.6) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.9 | 8.4 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 10.2 | 12.0 | 11.6 | 10.2 | 9.4 | 8.1 | 6.2 | 112.1 |
| Average snowy days | 5.1 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 13.1 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 70 | 70 | 67 | 67 | 69 | 75 | 79 | 81 | 78 | 74 | 71 | 68 | 72 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 106.6 | 108.9 | 143.1 | 167.3 | 172.6 | 162.4 | 177.1 | 162.5 | 139.0 | 136.5 | 127.9 | 122.2 | 1,726.1 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 33 | 35 | 38 | 43 | 40 | 38 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 39 | 41 | 39 | 39 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[7][8][9] | |||||||||||||
The Xinyang City is divided into twodistricts and eightcounties.
Xinyang City has 2 districts and 8 counties, includingShihe District,Pingqiao District,Huangchuan County,Guangshan County,Xi County,Xin County,Luoshan County,Shangcheng County,Huaibin County, andGushi County.[10]
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| English name | Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | Area | Population | Density |
| Shihe District | 浉河区 | 浉河區 | Shīhé Qū | 1,782.51 | 594,391 | 333 |
| Pingqiao District | 平桥区 | 平橋區 | Píngqiáo Qū | 1,883.42 | 635,651 | 337 |
| Huangchuan County | 潢川县 | 潢川縣 | Huángchuān Xiàn | 1,638 | 630,333 | 385 |
| Huaibin County | 淮滨县 | 淮濱縣 | Huáibīn Xiàn | 1,208 | 570,156 | 472 |
| Xi County | 息县 | 息縣 | Xī Xiàn | 1,835 | 793,746 | 433 |
| Xin County | 新县 | 新縣 | Xīn Xiàn | 1,612 | 275,285 | 171 |
| Shangcheng County | 商城县 | 商城縣 | Shāngchéng Xiàn | 2,130 | 495,491 | 233 |
| Gushi County | 固始县 | 固始縣 | Gùshǐ Xiàn | 2,946 | 1,023,857 | 348 |
| Luoshan County | 罗山县 | 羅山縣 | Luóshān Xiàn | 2,065 | 504,542 | 244 |
| Guangshan County | 光山县 | 光山縣 | Guāngshān Xiàn | 1,835 | 275,282 | 150 |
According to theSeventh National Census in 2020, the city's Permanent Population (hukou) was 6,234,401.[11]Compared with 6,108,683 people in theSixth National Census in 2010, the number increased by 125,718, representing a growth of 2.06%, with an average annual growth rate of 0.20%.[11]
According to the2010 Census, the population of Xinyang is of 6,109,106 inhabitants, 6.39% less than the population marked on the last census of 2000, when there were 6,527,368 inhabitants in the city.[12]
Its built up area is home to 1,230,042 inhabitants spread out on 2 urban districts and 3,665.9 square kilometres (1,415.4 sq mi).
Xinyang Tea Culture Festival is held during April 28 and 30 of every year. The 25,000-capacityXinyang Stadium, which has a capacity of 25,000, is located in the city. It is used mostly for association football and sometimes for athletics.
The Jingju Temple in Guangshan county was the source of the first Chinese section of the Buddhist "Tiantai school" as early as the fifth year of Tianbao in the Northern Qi Dynasty (554 A.D.),[13] since the saint monk Huisi came to the Jingju Temple.Emperor Shenzong of Song bestowed the "Emperor entitled Brahma Temple" still conserved in the temple.[14]
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净居寺，是中国第一个佛教宗派——天台宗的始祖庭。[permanent dead link]
宋真宗题名"敕赐梵天寺"石刻5个大字匾额，现仍嵌在门头上。
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