| Xinyu | |
| Settlement Type: | Prefecture-level city |
| Other Name: | Sinyu, Sinyü, Hsinyü |
| Native Name: | 新余市 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh-Hans-CN |
| Nickname: | Chinese: 赣西明珠、钢铁之都 (Pearl of Ganxi [W. Jiangxi], Iron Capital) |
| Pushpin Map: | China |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the city centre in China |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Jiangxi |
| Subdivision Type2: | County-level divisions |
| Subdivision Name2: | 5 |
| Seat Type: | Municipal seat |
| Seat: | Yushui District |
| Leader Title: | CPC Xinyu Secretary |
| Leader Name: | Jiang Bin (Chinese: 蒋斌) |
| Leader Title1: | Mayor |
| Leader Name1: | Dong Xiaojian (Chinese: 董晓健) |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 267 |
| Area Total Km2: | 3177.68 |
| Area Urban Km2: | 1785.92 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 1,138,873 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 839,487 |
| Demographics Type2: | GDP[2] |
| Demographics2 Info1: | CN¥ 94.7 billion US$ 15.2 billion |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Per capita |
| Demographics2 Info2: | CN¥ 81,357 US$ 13,062 |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Xinyu municipal government |
| Coordinates: | 27.8186°N 114.9167°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 338000 |
| Area Code: | 0790 |
| Iso Code: | CN-JX-05 |
| Blank4 Name: | City flower |
| Blank4 Info: | Chinese rose |
| Blank5 Name: | City tree |
| Blank5 Info: | camphor laurel |
| Blank6 Name: | Dialect |
| Blank6 Info: | Gan Xinyu hua (Chinese: 新余话) |
| Blank7 Name: | License plate prefix |
| Blank7 Info: | Chinese: 赣K |
Xinyu (formerly),[3] is a prefecture-level city in west-central Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China.
Xinyu has an area of 3178km². It has a four-season, monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate. It can be very hot and rainy in summer. The city is located 135km (84miles) southwest of Nanchang, the provincial capital - about two and half hours away by car via highway. The city's main industry is the XinYu steel plant, which dominates the area.
Xinyu has direct jurisdiction over 1 urban district, scenic district, 1 development zone, 1 county, 17 towns, 15 townships, 2 sub-districts, 446 villages, and 51 communities.
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Xinyu is known for the scenery and cultural sites of Xiannühu . The legend of Dong Yong and the Seventh Fairy has been passed down until now. Their love story took place at today's Xiannühu (Fairy Lake).[4]