| Binzhou | |
| Settlement Type: | County-level city |
| Image Map1: | Location of Xianyang Prefecture within Shaanxi (China).png |
| Map Caption1: | Xianyang in Shaanxi |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Shaanxi |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Xianyang |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 1185 |
| Population As Of: | 2017 |
| Population Total: | 366800 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | China standard time |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
| Postal Code: | 713500 |
Binzhou, formerly known as Bin County or Binxian, is a county-level city of Xianyang, Shaanxi, China, bordering Gansu province in two disparate sections to the north and west.
When Binzhou was first established during the Qin Dynasty, it was called Qi County . Later, the name was changed to Xinping Jun.During the Tang dynasty, The emperor Xuanzong changed its name to Binzhou.While in 1913 it was changed to Bin County . In 1964, the name was changed once more, closer to its current form .[1] In May 2018, with the approval of the State Council, the then-Bin County was upgraded to the present county-level city status and renamed Binzhou.[2]
In its current form, Bin County is named for Bin, the former home where Buzhu settled the Ji clan which became the Zhou dynasty.
Binzhou holds jurisdiction over thirteen towns .
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- Former Townships are merged to other.