Jinshi | |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | China Hunan |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the seat in Hunan |
Coordinates: | 26.4325°N 110.8469°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Hunan |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
Subdivision Name2: | Shaoyang |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Xinning County |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | China Standard |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Jinshi is a town and the seat of Xinning County in Hunan, China.[1] The town was formed through the amalgamation of Feixianqiao Township, Baisha Town and the former Jinshi Town on December 2, 2015. It is located in the south western Xinning County, it is bordered by Langshan Town to the south, Huanglong Town and Quanzhou County of Guangxi to the east, Gaoqiao Town and Wantang Township to the north, Shuimiao Town to the west.
The town has an area of 422.67km2 with a population of 160,300 (as of 2015).[2] Through the amalgamation of village-level divisions in 2016, its divisions were reduced to 55 from 85., it has seven residential communities, 48 villages, and 6 other areas (including parks, farms, forest area, and research institute) under its jurisdiction.[3] [4] Its seat is Liujiajing Community .[2]