| Xinzhan | |
| Subdivision Type2: | County-level city |
| Population As Of: | 2018 |
| Area Total Km2: | 567.93 |
| Coordinates: | 43.8667°N 147°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Jilin |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jiaohe |
| Subdivision Name1: | Jilin |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name: | China |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Native Name Lang: | zh |
| Native Name: | 新站镇 |
| Population Total: | 33787 |
Xinzhan is a town in the county-level city of Jiaohe, Jilin, China. It is located in north of Jiaohe's city center.[1] To its north is the county-level city of Shulan, to its east is, to its south is Lafa Subdistrict, and to its west is . The town has an area of, and a hukou population of 33,787 as of 2018.[2]
Xinzhan is divided into 1 residential community and 31 administrative villages. The government organs are located in the eponymous Xinzhan Village,[3] which spans an area of .[4]
During the Qing Dynasty, a relay station named Lafa Relay Station moved to the area, and was colloquially known as "Xinzhan" (lit. new station).
Part of the was fought at Xinzhan during the Chinese Civil War.[5] From June 8 through June 10, 1946, Kuomintang (KMT) forces fought Chinese Communist Party forces in Xinzhan during the conclusion of the battle. The battle ended in Xinzhan, and resulted in the defeat of KMT forces.
The area was organized as a bao in 1933, and was re-organized as a street in 1938, and as a town in 1954. Xinzhan was re-organized as a people's commune in 1958, and was reverted to a town in 1985. Longfeng Township was merged into Xinzhan in 2001.
At 2018, two of the town's residential communities, Xinyi and Xinyue were merged as one, called Xinyu .
The town is located in the Xinzhan basin, with Mount Dahuangdingzi (Chinese: 大荒頂子山) to the east, Mount Laoye (Chinese: 老爺嶺) to the northwest, and Mount Lafa (Chinese: 拉法山) to the south. The town's tallest mountain is Mount Xitu (Chinese: 西土山) with the altitude of 1189.3 m.[1] The town is largely forested, and has three forest farms: Pingchuan (Chinese: 平川), Longfeng (Chinese: 龍鳳), Laoyeling (Chinese: 老爺嶺).[6] The town is located in the Changbai Mountains.[4]
Longfeng River flows in the town's east, Laoyeling River flows through the west, and Minzhu River flows through the north. In the town's south, they converge, forming the Lafa River, which eventually flows into Songhua Lake.
As of 2018, Xinzhan has a hukou population of 33,787.
As of 2012, Xinzhan had a population of 44,569 people, among them has 20,311 people is citizens.
As of the 2000 Chinese Census, Xinzhan had a population of 39,629.[7]
Xinzhan has 1 residential community and 31 administrative villages.[8]
The Lafa–Harbin railway and Jilin Provincial Highway 204 both pass through the town. The serves as a stop on the Lafa-Harbin railway.