Xinzhou should not be confused with Qinzhou.
| Xinzhou | |
| Native Name: | 忻州市 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh |
| Settlement Type: | Prefecture-level city |
| Pushpin Map: | Shanxi |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 240 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the city centre in Shanxi |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Shanxi |
| Subdivision Type2: | County-level divisions |
| Subdivision Name2: | 14 |
| Seat Type: | City seat |
| Seat: | Xinfu |
| Government Type: | Prefecture-level city |
| Leader Title: | CPC Xinzhou Secretary |
| Leader Name: | Li Junming (Chinese: 李俊明) |
| Leader Title1: | Mayor |
| Leader Name1: | Zheng Liansheng (Chinese: 郑连生) |
| Area Total Km2: | 25180 |
| Area Blank1 Title: | Districts |
| Area Blank1 Km2: | 1982.0 |
| Area Urban Km2: | 183.00 |
| Area Urban Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 3,067,501 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Districts |
| Population Blank1: | 578000 |
| Population Urban: | 302500 |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type2: | GDP[3] |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Prefecture-level city |
| Demographics2 Info1: | CN¥ 103.5 billion US$ 16.3 billion |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Per capita |
| Demographics2 Info2: | CN¥ 33,726 US$ 5,396 |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Xinzhou Municipal Government |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +08:00 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 034000 |
| Area Code: | 0350 |
| Blank2 Name: | Licence plates |
| Blank2 Info: | Chinese: 晋H |
| Blank3 Name: | Administrative division code |
| Blank3 Info: | 140900 |
| Iso Code: | CN-SX-09 |
| P: | Xīnzhōu |
| W: | Hsin-chou |
Xinzhou, ancient name Xiurong (Chinese: 秀荣),[4] is a prefecture-level city occupying the north-central section of Shanxi Province in the People's Republic of China, bordering Hebei to the east, Shaanxi to the west, and Inner Mongolia to the northwest.
| Map | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2003 est.) | Area (km2) | Density (/km2) | ||
| 1 | Xinfu District | Chinese: 忻府区 | Xīnfǔ Qū | 510,000 | 1,954 | 261 | |
| 2 | Yuanping City | Chinese: 原平市 | Yuánpíng Shì | 470,000 | 2,571 | 183 | |
| 3 | Dingxiang County | Chinese: 定襄县 | Dìngxiāng Xiàn | 210,000 | 864 | 243 | |
| 4 | Wutai County | Chinese: 五台县 | Wǔtái Xiàn | 310,000 | 2,968 | 104 | |
| 5 | Dai County | Chinese: 代县 | Dài Xiàn | 200,000 | 1,720 | 116 | |
| 6 | Fanshi County | Chinese: 繁峙县 | Fánshì Xiàn | 240,000 | 2,369 | 101 | |
| 7 | Ningwu County | Chinese: 宁武县 | Níngwǔ Xiàn | 160,000 | 1,966 | 81 | |
| 8 | Jingle County | Chinese: 静乐县 | Jìnglè Xiàn | 160,000 | 2,063 | 78 | |
| 9 | Shenchi County | Chinese: 神池县 | Shénchí Xiàn | 100,000 | 1,456 | 69 | |
| 10 | Wuzhai County | Chinese: 五寨县 | Wǔzhài Xiàn | 100,000 | 1,379 | 73 | |
| 11 | Kelan County | Chinese: 岢岚县 | Kělán Xiàn | 80,000 | 1,980 | 40 | |
| 12 | Hequ County | Chinese: 河曲县 | Héqǔ Xiàn | 140,000 | 1,327 | 106 | |
| 13 | Baode County | Chinese: 保德县 | Bǎodé Xiàn | 150,000 | 981 | 153 | |
| 14 | Pianguan County | Chinese: 偏关县 | Piānguān Xiàn | 110,000 | 1,682 | 65 |
Xinzhou has a continental, monsoon-influenced semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk),[5] with cold, very dry, and somewhat long winters, and warm, somewhat humid summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from NaN°C in January to in July, and the annual mean is 8.51°C. Typifying the influence of the East Asian Monsoon, close to three-fourths of the annual of precipitation occurs from June to September.
According to the seventh national census of Xinzhou, the prefecture city had 2,689,700 inhabitants in 2020, of whom the built-up (or metro) area was home to 1,446,400 inhabitants. Contrasting to the previous census conducted in 2000, there is a decline of 378,000 inhabitants (-12.32%, or -1.31% annually). Xinzhou is the eighth populous city in Shanxi. The illiteracy rate of Xinzhou is 2.39%, a 1.13% decrease since 2010. Xinzhou’s sex ratio is 106:100 (Woman is 100).[6]
Dai County is home to the AAAAA-rated Yanmen Pass, a mountain pass hosting a major fortification along the Great Wall. And Mount Wutai is one of four sacred mountain of Buddhist (Chinese: 中国佛教四圣山).[4]
Xinzhou has numerous public high schools. And Xin Zhou Di Yi Zhong Xue (Xin Zhou Number One High School), is considered the most prestigious public high school in this region.
Another public high school of interest is the nearby laboratory high school. It functions as an extension of the Xin Zhou Normal University. The third famous high school is the Xin Zhou Shi Yan Zhong Xue (Xin Zhou Experimental High School). This school was initiated as a public-private partnership. The school is partially funded by the Chinese government, follows national educational standards, and maintains close ties (and even joint faculty) with Xin Zhou Yi Zhong Xue; however, it maintains a greater independence from the government than traditional public schools. The experimental school also runs a small primary school program (generally only one classroom per grade level) which is populated almost exclusively by the children of Yi Zhong Xue and Shi Yan Zhong Xue teachers.