Xinzhou
忻州市
Prefecture-level city
Foguang Temple in Wutai County
Foguang Temple in Wutai County
Location of Xinzhou City jurisdiction in Shanxi
Location of Xinzhou City jurisdiction in Shanxi
Xinzhou is located in Shanxi
Xinzhou
Xinzhou
Location of the city centre in Shanxi
Coordinates (Xinzhou Municipal Government): 38°24′58″N 112°44′02″E / 38.416°N 112.734°E / 38.416; 112.734
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShanxi
County-level divisions14
City seatXinfu
Government
 • TypePrefecture-level city
 • CPC Xinzhou SecretaryLi Junming (李俊明)
 • MayorZheng Liansheng (郑连生)
Area
 • Prefecture-level city25,180 km2 (9,720 sq mi)
 • Urban
[1]
183.00 km2 (70.66 sq mi)
 • Districts[1]1,982.0 km2 (765.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Prefecture-level city3,067,501
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
 • Urban
[1]
302,500
 • Urban density1,700/km2 (4,300/sq mi)
 • Districts[1]
578,000
GDP[3]
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 103.5 billion
US$ 16.3 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 33,726
US$ 5,396
Time zoneUTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code
034000
Area code0350
ISO 3166 codeCN-SX-09
Licence plates晋H
Administrative division code140900
Websitewww.sxxz.gov.cn
Xinzhou
Chinese忻州

Xinzhou, ancient name Xiurong (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.

Administrative divisions

Map including Xin County (labeled as 忻縣 HSIN-HSIEN (SINHSIEN) (walled)) (AMS, 1956)
Map
# Name Hanzi Hanyu Pinyin Population (2003 est.) Area (km2) Density (/km2)
1 Xinfu District 忻府区 Xīnfǔ Qū 510,000 1,954 261
2 Yuanping City 原平市 Yuánpíng Shì 470,000 2,571 183
3 Dingxiang County 定襄县 Dìngxiāng Xiàn 210,000 864 243
4 Wutai County 五台县 Wǔtái Xiàn 310,000 2,968 104
5 Dai County 代县 Dài Xiàn 200,000 1,720 116
6 Fanshi County 繁峙县 Fánshì Xiàn 240,000 2,369 101
7 Ningwu County 宁武县 Níngwǔ Xiàn 160,000 1,966 81
8 Jingle County 静乐县 Jìnglè Xiàn 160,000 2,063 78
9 Shenchi County 神池县 Shénchí Xiàn 100,000 1,456 69
10 Wuzhai County 五寨县 Wǔzhài Xiàn 100,000 1,379 73
11 Kelan County 岢岚县 Kělán Xiàn 80,000 1,980 40
12 Hequ County 河曲县 Héqǔ Xiàn 140,000 1,327 106
13 Baode County 保德县 Bǎodé Xiàn 150,000 981 153
14 Pianguan County 偏关县 Piānguān Xiàn 110,000 1,682 65

Climate

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 −9.1 °C (15.6 °F) in January to 22.8 °C (73.0 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 8.51 °C (47.3 °F). Typifying the influence of the East Asian Monsoon, close to three-fourths of the annual 428 millimetres (16.9 in) of precipitation occurs from June to September.

Climate data for Xinzhou (Xinfu District, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 13.4
(56.1) 		17.5
(63.5) 		26.9
(80.4) 		36.4
(97.5) 		37.6
(99.7) 		37.7
(99.9) 		37.9
(100.2) 		35.1
(95.2) 		34.5
(94.1) 		29.1
(84.4) 		21.8
(71.2) 		14.7
(58.5) 		37.9
(100.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 0.3
(32.5) 		4.9
(40.8) 		12.0
(53.6) 		20.3
(68.5) 		26.2
(79.2) 		29.2
(84.6) 		29.3
(84.7) 		27.8
(82.0) 		23.6
(74.5) 		17.5
(63.5) 		8.4
(47.1) 		1.5
(34.7) 		16.8
(62.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) −8.1
(17.4) 		−3.2
(26.2) 		4.3
(39.7) 		12.4
(54.3) 		18.6
(65.5) 		22.0
(71.6) 		23.1
(73.6) 		21.2
(70.2) 		16.0
(60.8) 		9.2
(48.6) 		1.0
(33.8) 		−6.2
(20.8) 		9.2
(48.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −14.1
(6.6) 		−9.4
(15.1) 		−2.3
(27.9) 		4.7
(40.5) 		10.6
(51.1) 		14.9
(58.8) 		17.6
(63.7) 		16.0
(60.8) 		9.8
(49.6) 		2.9
(37.2) 		−4.5
(23.9) 		−11.7
(10.9) 		2.9
(37.2)
Record low °C (°F) −29.2
(−20.6) 		−24.7
(−12.5) 		−17.5
(0.5) 		−8.1
(17.4) 		−2.2
(28.0) 		4.7
(40.5) 		7.9
(46.2) 		5.7
(42.3) 		−2.6
(27.3) 		−10.0
(14.0) 		−24.6
(−12.3) 		−30.0
(−22.0) 		−30.0
(−22.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 2.4
(0.09) 		4.4
(0.17) 		10.5
(0.41) 		21.9
(0.86) 		33.7
(1.33) 		62.4
(2.46) 		111.8
(4.40) 		106.2
(4.18) 		58.4
(2.30) 		28.9
(1.14) 		12.4
(0.49) 		2.3
(0.09) 		455.3
(17.92)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 1.6 2.3 3.2 5.4 6.4 10.6 12.5 12.0 8.7 5.9 3.3 1.6 73.5
Average snowy days 2.0 2.9 2.2 0.9 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 2.0 2.1 12.3
Average relative humidity (%) 54 50 46 43 44 57 76 79 76 67 62 57 59
Mean monthly sunshine hours 160.7 170.7 211.3 234.7 258.5 230.9 211.9 204.8 192.6 193.3 165.6 163.6 2,398.6
Percent possible sunshine 53 56 57 59 58 52 48 49 52 57 55 56 54
Source: China Meteorological Administration[6][7]

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).[8]

Tourism

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 (中国佛教四圣山).[4]

Education

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.

Transportation

References

  1. ^ a b c d Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 46. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. ^ 2010年忻州市第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报 [Sixth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China]. National Bureau of Statistics of China. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  3. ^ 山西省统计局、国家统计局山西调查总队 (December 2021). 《山西统计年鉴－2021》. 中国统计出版社. ISBN 978-7-5037-7824-7.
  4. ^ a b "忻州市情". 忻州市人民政府. 2021-08-31. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  5. ^ 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, 2007.
  6. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  7. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  8. ^ "第七次全国人口普查忻州市人口发展情况综述". 忻州市人民政府. 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2022-06-28.

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