Xinzhou 忻州市 | |
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.png) Location of Xinzhou City jurisdiction in Shanxi | |
  Xinzhou Location of the city centre in Shanxi | |
| Coordinates (Xinzhou Municipal Government):38°24′58″N112°44′02″E / 38.416°N 112.734°E /38.416; 112.734 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| County-level divisions | 14 |
| City seat | Xinfu |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture-level city |
| • CPC Xinzhou Secretary | Li Junming (李俊明) |
| • Mayor | Zheng Liansheng (郑连生) |
| Area | |
| 25,180 km2 (9,720 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 183.00 km2 (70.66 sq mi) |
| • Districts[1] | 1,982.0 km2 (765.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[2] | |
| 3,067,501 | |
| • Density | 121.8/km2 (315.5/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 302,500 |
| • Urban density | 1,653/km2 (4,281/sq mi) |
| • Districts[1] | 578,000 |
| GDP[3] | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 103.5 billion US$ 16.3 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 33,726 US$ 5,396 |
| Time zone | UTC+08:00 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 034000 |
| Area code | 0350 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-SX-09 |
| Licence plates | 晋H |
| Administrative division code | 140900 |
| Website | www |
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| Chinese | 忻州 | ||||||||
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Xinzhou, ancient nameXiurong (秀荣),[4] is aprefecture-level city occupying the north-central section ofShanxi Province in thePeople's Republic of China, borderingHebei to the east,Shaanxi to the west, andInner Mongolia to the northwest. As of 2022, the city has a permanent population of 2,655,563.[5]
As of 2024, there are 14 county-level administrative divisions under jurisdiction of Xinzhou, including 1district, 1county-level city, and 12 counties. The details of those county-level administrative divisions are as follows:[6]
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| # | Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2003 est.) | Area (km2) | Density (/km2) |
| 1 | Xinfu District | 忻府区 | Xīnfǔ Qū | 510,000 | 1,954 | 261 |
| 2 | Yuanping City | 原平市 | Yuánpíng Shì | 470,000 | 2,571 | 183 |
| 3 | Dingxiang County | 定襄县 | Dìngxiāng Xiàn | 210,000 | 864 | 243 |
| 4 | Wutai County | 五台县 | Wǔtái Xiàn | 310,000 | 2,968 | 104 |
| 5 | Dai County | 代县 | Dài Xiàn | 200,000 | 1,720 | 116 |
| 6 | Fanshi County | 繁峙县 | Fánshì Xiàn | 240,000 | 2,369 | 101 |
| 7 | Ningwu County | 宁武县 | Níngwǔ Xiàn | 160,000 | 1,966 | 81 |
| 8 | Jingle County | 静乐县 | Jìnglè Xiàn | 160,000 | 2,063 | 78 |
| 9 | Shenchi County | 神池县 | Shénchí Xiàn | 100,000 | 1,456 | 69 |
| 10 | Wuzhai County | 五寨县 | Wǔzhài Xiàn | 100,000 | 1,379 | 73 |
| 11 | Kelan County | 岢岚县 | Kělán Xiàn | 80,000 | 1,980 | 40 |
| 12 | Hequ County | 河曲县 | Héqǔ Xiàn | 140,000 | 1,327 | 106 |
| 13 | Baode County | 保德县 | Bǎodé Xiàn | 150,000 | 981 | 153 |
| 14 | Pianguan County | 偏关县 | Piānguān Xiàn | 110,000 | 1,682 | 65 |
Xinzhou has a continental,monsoon-influencedsemi-arid climate (KöppenBSk),[7] with cold, very dry, and somewhat long winters, and warm, somewhat humid summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −9.1 °C (15.6 °F) in January to 22.8 °C (73.0 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 8.51 °C (47.3 °F). Typifying the influence of theEast Asian Monsoon, close to three-fourths of the annual 428 millimetres (16.9 in) of precipitation occurs from June to September.
| Climate data for Xinzhou (Xinfu District), elevation 870 m (2,850 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 13.4 (56.1) | 17.5 (63.5) | 26.9 (80.4) | 36.4 (97.5) | 37.6 (99.7) | 37.7 (99.9) | 37.9 (100.2) | 35.1 (95.2) | 34.5 (94.1) | 29.1 (84.4) | 21.8 (71.2) | 14.7 (58.5) | 37.9 (100.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.3 (32.5) | 4.9 (40.8) | 12.0 (53.6) | 20.3 (68.5) | 26.2 (79.2) | 29.2 (84.6) | 29.3 (84.7) | 27.8 (82.0) | 23.6 (74.5) | 17.5 (63.5) | 8.4 (47.1) | 1.5 (34.7) | 16.8 (62.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −8.1 (17.4) | −3.2 (26.2) | 4.3 (39.7) | 12.4 (54.3) | 18.6 (65.5) | 22.0 (71.6) | 23.1 (73.6) | 21.2 (70.2) | 16.0 (60.8) | 9.2 (48.6) | 1.0 (33.8) | −6.2 (20.8) | 9.2 (48.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −14.1 (6.6) | −9.4 (15.1) | −2.3 (27.9) | 4.7 (40.5) | 10.6 (51.1) | 14.9 (58.8) | 17.6 (63.7) | 16.0 (60.8) | 9.8 (49.6) | 2.9 (37.2) | −4.5 (23.9) | −11.7 (10.9) | 2.9 (37.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −29.2 (−20.6) | −24.7 (−12.5) | −17.5 (0.5) | −8.1 (17.4) | −2.2 (28.0) | 4.7 (40.5) | 7.9 (46.2) | 5.7 (42.3) | −2.6 (27.3) | −10.0 (14.0) | −24.6 (−12.3) | −30.0 (−22.0) | −30.0 (−22.0) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 2.4 (0.09) | 4.4 (0.17) | 10.5 (0.41) | 21.9 (0.86) | 33.7 (1.33) | 62.4 (2.46) | 111.8 (4.40) | 106.2 (4.18) | 58.4 (2.30) | 28.9 (1.14) | 12.4 (0.49) | 2.3 (0.09) | 455.3 (17.92) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.6 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 10.6 | 12.5 | 12.0 | 8.7 | 5.9 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 73.5 |
| Average snowy days | 2.0 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 12.3 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 54 | 50 | 46 | 43 | 44 | 57 | 76 | 79 | 76 | 67 | 62 | 57 | 59 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 160.7 | 170.7 | 211.3 | 234.7 | 258.5 | 230.9 | 211.9 | 204.8 | 192.6 | 193.3 | 165.6 | 163.6 | 2,398.6 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 53 | 56 | 57 | 59 | 58 | 52 | 48 | 49 | 52 | 57 | 55 | 56 | 54 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[8][9] | |||||||||||||
According to theseventh national census of Xinzhou, the prefecture city had 2,689,700 inhabitants in 2020, of whom the built-up (or metro) area was home to 1,446,400 inhabitants. Contrasting to the previous census conducted in2000, there is a decline of 378,000 inhabitants (-12.32%, or -1.31% annually). Xinzhou is the eighth populous city in Shanxi. The illiteracy rate of Xinzhou is 2.39%, a 1.13% decrease since2010. Xinzhou's sex ratio is 106:100 (Woman is 100).[10]
Dai County is home to theAAAAA-ratedYanmen Pass, a mountain pass hosting a major fortification along theGreat Wall. AndMount Wutai is one offour sacred mountains of Buddhism (中国佛教四圣山).[4]
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Xinzhou has numerous public high schools. Xin Zhou Di Yi Zhong Xue (Xin Zhou Number One High School) is considered the most prestigious public high school in this region.
Another public high school of interest is the nearby laboratory high school. It functions as an extension of the Xin Zhou Normal University. The third famous high school is the Xin Zhou Shi Yan Zhong Xue (Xin Zhou Experimental High School). This school was initiated as a public-private partnership. The school is partially funded by the Chinese government, follows national educational standards, and maintains close ties (and even joint faculty) with Xin Zhou Yi Zhong Xue; however, it maintains a greater independence from the government than traditional public schools. The experimental school also runs a small primary school program (generally only one classroom per grade level) which is populated almost exclusively by the children of Yi Zhong Xue and Shi Yan Zhong Xue teachers.
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