Xinzhou

{{stack begin}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Xinzhou | official_name = | other_name = | native_name = 忻州市 | native_name_lang = zh | settlement_type = Prefecture-level city | nickname = | image_skyline = Foguang Temple 3.JPG | motto = | image_caption = Foguang Temple in Wutai County | image_seal = | image_shield = | image_map = Location of Xinzhou Prefecture within Shanxi (China).png | map_caption = Location of Xinzhou City jurisdiction in Shanxi | 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 | government_footnotes = | leader_title = CPC Xinzhou Secretary | leader_name = Li Junming ({{lang|zh-hans|李俊明}}) | leader_title1 = Mayor | leader_name1 = Zheng Liansheng ({{lang|zh-hans|郑连生}}) | established_title =  | established_date = | area_footnotes = | area_magnitude =  | area_total_km2 = 25180  | area_blank1_title = Districts<ref name="CUCSY_2017"/> | area_blank1_km2 = 1982.0 | area_urban_km2 = 183.00 | area_urban_footnotes = <ref name="CUCSY_2017">{{cite book |editor1=Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development |editor-link=Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development |title=China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017 |date=2019 |publisher=China Statistics Press |location=Beijing |page=46 |url=http://www.mohurd.gov.cn/xytj/tjzljsxytjgb/jstjnj/w02019012421874448287322500.xls |access-date=11 January 2020 |archive-date=18 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190618043019/http://www.mohurd.gov.cn/xytj/tjzljsxytjgb/jstjnj/w02019012421874448287322500.xls |url-status=dead }}</ref>  | elevation_footnotes =  | elevation_m = | elevation_max_m = | elevation_min_m =  | population_footnotes = <ref name="Census2010">{{cite web| url = http://blog.cntv.cn/14866471-3690440.html| script-title = zh:2010年忻州市第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报| trans-title = Sixth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China| publisher = National Bureau of Statistics of China| access-date = 30 August 2012}}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> | population_total = 3,067,501 | population_as_of = 2010 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_blank1_title = Districts<ref name="CUCSY_2017"/> | population_blank1 = 578000 | population_urban = 302500 | population_urban_footnotes = <ref name="CUCSY_2017"/> | population_metro = | population_note = | population_density_urban_km2 = auto | demographics_type2 = GDP<ref>{{cite book |author=山西省统计局、国家统计局山西调查总队 |title=《山西统计年鉴－2021》|date=December 2021 |publisher=China Statistics Press |isbn=978-7-5037-7824-7}}</ref> | 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  | coordinates = {{Coord|38.416|N|112.734|E|type:adm2nd_region:CN-14_source:Gaode|format=dms|display=it}} | 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 = {{lang|zh-cn|晋H}} | blank3_name = Administrative division code | blank3_info = 140900 | iso_code = CN-SX-09 | website = {{URL|http://www.sxxz.gov.cn/}} | footnotes = }} {{Infobox Chinese |c = {{linktext|lang=zh|忻州}} |p = Xīnzhōu |w = Hsin-chou }} {{stack end}}

'''Xinzhou''', ancient name '''Xiurong''' ({{lang|zh|秀荣}}),<ref name=City>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sxxz.gov.cn/zjxz/xzgk/202108/t20210831_3673480.shtml |title=忻州市情 |date=2021-08-31 |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=忻州市人民政府}}</ref> 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. As of 2022, the city has a permanent population of 2,655,563.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sxxz.gov.cn/ggsj/sjfx/202304/t20230407_3858068.shtml |title=2022年忻州市人口变动情况抽样调查主要数据公报 |date=2023-04-07 |access-date=2024-09-03 |website=Government of Xinzhou |language=zh-hans |trans-title=Communique of Xinzhou's population dynamics in 2022 by sampling investigation}}</ref>

==Administrative divisions== [[File:Txu-oclc-10552568-nj49-8.jpg|thumb|Map including Xin County (labeled as {{lang|zh-hant|忻縣}} HSIN-HSIEN (SINHSIEN) (walled)) (AMS, 1956)]]As of 2024, there are 14 county-level administrative divisions under jurisdiction of Xinzhou, including 1 district, 1 county-level city, and 12 counties. The details of those county-level administrative divisions are as follows:<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sxxz.gov.cn/zjxz/xzqh/ |title=行政区划 |access-date=2024-09-03 |website=Government of Xinzhou |trans-title=Administrative divisions of Xinzhou}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;" align=center !colspan=7 align="center" | Map |- |colspan=7 align="center" | <div style="position: relative" class="center"> {{Image label begin|image=Administrative Division Xinzhou.png|width=792|link=}} {{Image label|x=1410|y=1360|scale=792/2640|text='''Xinfu'''}} {{Image label|x=1780|y=1270|scale=792/2640|text='''Dingxiang County'''}} {{Image label|x=2100|y=1000|scale=792/2640|text='''Wutai County'''}} {{Image label|x=1790|y=650|scale=792/2640|text='''Dai County'''}} {{Image label|x=2250|y=510|scale=792/2640|text='''Fanshi County'''}} {{Image label|x=1010|y=920|scale=792/2640|text='''Ningwu County'''}} {{Image label|x=930|y=1420|scale=792/2640|text='''Jingle County'''}} {{Image label|x=880|y=550|scale=792/2640|text='''Shenchi County'''}} {{Image label|x=650|y=740|scale=792/2640|text='''Wuzhai County'''}} {{Image label|x=480|y=1030|scale=792/2640|text='''Kelan County'''}} {{Image label|x=330|y=530|scale=792/2640|text='''Hequ County'''}} {{Image label|x=140|y=860|scale=792/2640|text='''Baode County'''}} {{Image label|x=600|y=230|scale=792/2640|text='''Pianguan County'''}} {{Image label|x=1470|y=920|scale=792/2640|text='''Yuanping {{small|(city)}}'''}} {{Image label end}} </div> |- ! # ! Name ! Hanzi ! Hanyu Pinyin ! Population (2003 est.) ! Area (km2) ! Density (/km2) |---------- |1 |Xinfu District |{{lang|zh-hans|忻府区}} |Xīnfǔ Qū |510,000 |1,954 |261 |---------- |2 |Yuanping City |{{lang|zh-hans|原平市}} |Yuánpíng Shì |470,000 |2,571 |183 |---------- |3 |Dingxiang County |{{lang|zh-hans|定襄县}} |Dìngxiāng Xiàn |210,000 |864 |243 |---------- |4 |Wutai County |{{lang|zh-hans|五台县}} |Wǔtái Xiàn |310,000 |2,968 |104 |---------- |5 |Dai County |{{lang|zh-hans|代县}} |Dài Xiàn |200,000 |1,720 |116 |---------- |6 |Fanshi County |{{lang|zh-hans|繁峙县}} |Fánshì Xiàn |240,000 |2,369 |101 |---------- |7 |Ningwu County |{{lang|zh-hans|宁武县}} |Níngwǔ Xiàn |160,000 |1,966 |81 |---------- |8 |Jingle County |{{lang|zh-hans|静乐县}} |Jìnglè Xiàn |160,000 |2,063 |78 |---------- |9 |Shenchi County |{{lang|zh-hans|神池县}} |Shénchí Xiàn |100,000 |1,456 |69 |---------- |10 |Wuzhai County |{{lang|zh-hans|五寨县}} |Wǔzhài Xiàn |100,000 |1,379 |73 |---------- |11 |Kelan County |{{lang|zh-hans|岢岚县}} |Kělán Xiàn |80,000 |1,980 |40 |---------- |12 |Hequ County |{{lang|zh-hans|河曲县}} |Héqǔ Xiàn |140,000 |1,327 |106 |---------- |13 |Baode County |{{lang|zh-hans|保德县}} |Bǎodé Xiàn |150,000 |981 |153 |---------- |14 |Pianguan County |{{lang|zh-hans|偏关县}} |Piānguān Xiàn |110,000 |1,682 |65 |}

==Climate== Xinzhou has a continental, monsoon-influenced semi-arid climate (Köppen ''BSk''),<ref>Peel, M. C., Finlayson, B. L., and McMahon, T. A.: Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 11, 1633-1644, {{doi|10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007|doi-access=free}}, 2007.</ref> with cold, very dry, and somewhat long winters, and warm, somewhat humid summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from {{convert|−9.1|°C|1}} in January to {{convert|22.8|°C}} in July, and the annual mean is {{convert|8.51|°C|1}}. Typifying the influence of the East Asian Monsoon, close to three-fourths of the annual {{convert|428|mm}} of precipitation occurs from June to September.

{{Weather box | width = auto |metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y | location = Xinzhou (Xinfu District), elevation {{convert|870|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) |Jan high C = 0.3 |Feb high C = 4.9 |Mar high C = 12.0 |Apr high C = 20.3 |May high C = 26.2 |Jun high C = 29.2 |Jul high C = 29.3 |Aug high C = 27.8 |Sep high C = 23.6 |Oct high C = 17.5 |Nov high C = 8.4 |Dec high C = 1.5 |Jan mean C = -8.1 |Feb mean C = -3.2 |Mar mean C = 4.3 |Apr mean C = 12.4 |May mean C = 18.6 |Jun mean C = 22.0 |Jul mean C = 23.1 |Aug mean C = 21.2 |Sep mean C = 16.0 |Oct mean C = 9.2 |Nov mean C = 1.0 |Dec mean C = -6.2 |Jan low C = -14.1 |Feb low C = -9.4 |Mar low C = -2.3 |Apr low C = 4.7 |May low C = 10.6 |Jun low C = 14.9 |Jul low C = 17.6 |Aug low C = 16.0 |Sep low C = 9.8 |Oct low C = 2.9 |Nov low C = -4.5 |Dec low C = -11.7 |Jan record high C = 13.4 |Jan record low C = -29.2 |Feb record high C = 17.5 |Feb record low C = -24.7 |Mar record high C = 26.9 |Mar record low C = -17.5 |Apr record high C = 36.4 |Apr record low C = -8.1 |May record high C = 37.6 |May record low C = -2.2 |Jun record high C = 37.7 |Jun record low C = 4.7 |Jul record high C = 37.9 |Jul record low C = 7.9 |Aug record high C = 35.1 |Aug record low C = 5.7 |Sep record high C = 34.5 |Sep record low C = -2.6 |Oct record high C = 29.1 |Oct record low C = -10.0 |Nov record high C = 21.8 |Nov record low C = -24.6 |Dec record high C = 14.7 |Dec record low C = -30.0 |year high C = |year low C = |year high F = |year low F = | precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 2.4 |Feb precipitation mm = 4.4 |Mar precipitation mm = 10.5 |Apr precipitation mm = 21.9 |May precipitation mm = 33.7 |Jun precipitation mm = 62.4 |Jul precipitation mm = 111.8 |Aug precipitation mm = 106.2 |Sep precipitation mm = 58.4 |Oct precipitation mm = 28.9 |Nov precipitation mm = 12.4 |Dec precipitation mm = 2.3 |Jan humidity = 54 |Feb humidity = 50 |Mar humidity = 46 |Apr humidity = 43 |May humidity = 44 |Jun humidity = 57 |Jul humidity = 76 |Aug humidity = 79 |Sep humidity = 76 |Oct humidity = 67 |Nov humidity = 62 |Dec humidity = 57 |unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm |Jan precipitation days = 1.6 |Feb precipitation days = 2.3 |Mar precipitation days = 3.2 |Apr precipitation days = 5.4 |May precipitation days = 6.4 |Jun precipitation days = 10.6 |Jul precipitation days = 12.5 |Aug precipitation days = 12.0 |Sep precipitation days = 8.7 |Oct precipitation days = 5.9 |Nov precipitation days = 3.3 |Dec precipitation days = 1.6 |year precipitation days = |Jan sun = 160.7 |Feb sun = 170.7 |Mar sun = 211.3 |Apr sun = 234.7 |May sun = 258.5 |Jun sun = 230.9 |Jul sun = 211.9 |Aug sun = 204.8 |Sep sun = 192.6 |Oct sun = 193.3 |Nov sun = 165.6 |Dec sun = 163.6 |year sun = | Jan percentsun = 53 | Feb percentsun = 56 | Mar percentsun = 57 | Apr percentsun = 59 | May percentsun = 58 | Jun percentsun = 52 | Jul percentsun = 48 | Aug percentsun = 49 | Sep percentsun = 52 | Oct percentsun = 57 | Nov percentsun = 55 | Dec percentsun = 56 | year percentsun = |Jan snow days = 2.0 |Feb snow days = 2.9 |Mar snow days = 2.2 |Apr snow days = 0.9 |May snow days = 0 |Jun snow days = 0 |Jul snow days = 0 |Aug snow days = 0 |Sep snow days = 0 |Oct snow days = 0.2 |Nov snow days = 2.0 |Dec snow days = 2.1 |year snow days = |source 1 = China Meteorological Administration<ref name="cma graphical">{{cite web |url=http://data.cma.cn/data/weatherBk.html |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data |publisher=China Meteorological Administration |language = zh-hans |access-date=26 August 2023}}</ref><ref> {{cite web|url=https://experience.arcgis.com/template/e724038fda394e9d9b7921f10fd1aa55/page/%E7%BA%AF%E8%A1%A8%E6%A0%BC%E7%BB%9F%E8%AE%A1-(%E5%AF%B9%E6%AF%948110%E5%8F%98%E5%8C%96)/?org=UQmaps |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网|publisher=China Meteorological Administration |language = zh-hans | access-date =26 August 2023}}</ref> }}

== Demographics == 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).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sxxz.gov.cn/ggsj/sjfx/202108/t20210803_3663793.shtml |title=第七次全国人口普查忻州市人口发展情况综述 |date=2021-08-03 |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=忻州市人民政府}}</ref>

==Tourism== Dai County is home to the AAAAA-rated Yanmen Pass, a mountain pass hosting a major fortification along the Great Wall. Mount Wutai is also one of four sacred mountains of Buddhism ({{lang|zh-Hans-CN|中国佛教四圣山}}).<ref name=City/>

==Education== {{Unreferenced section|date=September 2025}}

Xinzhou has numerous public high schools. 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.{{Citation needed|date=April 2026}}

==Transportation== *China National Highway 108 *China National Highway 208 *G1812 Cangyu Expressway *G55 Erenhot–Guangzhou Expressway *Xinzhou Wutaishan Airport

==References== {{reflist|30em}}

==External links== {{Commons category|Xinzhou}} {{Wiktionary|Xinzhou|Hsin-chou}} * [http://www.sxxz.gov.cn/ Official website of Xinzhou People's Government]

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