Xinyi, Guangdong Explained

Xinyi
Other Name:Sunyi; Hsini
Settlement Type:County-level city
Pushpin Map:China Guangdong
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Guangdong
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Guangdong
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Maoming
Area Total Km2:3081
Population:1014577
Area Metro Km2:3081
Population Metro:1014577
Population As Of:2020 census[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Metro Km2:auto
Coordinates:22.3549°N 110.9468°W
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:525300
Area Code:(0)668
Blank Name:License plate prefixes
Blank Info:Chinese: 粤K
Xinyi
P:Xìnyí
Psp:Sunyi
W:Hsin-i

Xinyi, alternately romanized as Sunyi, is a county-level city in Guangdong Province, China. It is administered as part of the prefecture-level city of Maoming in the southwestern corner of the province,[2] bordering Guangxi to the west. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 1,014,577 people. Though its metro area is much smaller with 418,731 inhabitants considered urban.[3]

History

Under the Qing, Xinyi County formed part of the prefecture of Gaozhou. After the Chinese Civil War, it was reorganized under Maoming.

Transportation

Schools

Xinyi Middle School, the first county school in Xinyi District, was set up in 1916. It is now a national-level model high school.

Districts

Climate

Facts of overseas Chinese:Xinyi is hometown of around 200,000 ovetseas Chinese, these overseas Chinese mostly settle in Malaysia and Singapore .

Notes and References

  1. Web site: China: Guăngdōng (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map. citypopulation.de. 26 November 2021.
  2. Web site: China's army aviation airdrop necessities to disaster-stricken Xinyi, Guangdong - People's Daily Online. F_127. english.peopledaily.com.cn. 19 April 2018.
  3. Web site: China: Guăngdōng (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map. citypopulation.de. 26 November 2021.