Xinyang

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Field	Value
name	Xinyang
other_name	Sinyang
native_name	信阳市
native_name_lang	zh-Hans
settlement_type	Prefecture-level city
total_type
image_skyline	Xinyang new district1.png
image_caption	View of Xinyang, 2014
image_map	Henan Xinyang map a.png
map_caption	Location of Xinyang City jurisdiction in Henan
pushpin_map	China Northern Plain#China
pushpin_map_alt	Xinyang is located at the southern end of the North China Plain, north of the Dabie Mountains
pushpin_map_caption	Location on the North China Plain
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	People's Republic of China
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Henan
seat_type	Municipal seat
seat	Pingqiao District
parts_style
parts
p2
leader_title1
established_title
established_title1
established_title2
area_magnitude
unit_pref
area_urban_footnotes
area_footnotes	{{cite web
url	https://www.hongheiku.com/xianjirank/
script-title	zh:最新人口信息
publisher	hongheiku
language	zh
access-date	2021-01-12}}
area_total_km2	18819
area_land_km2
area_urban_km2	3865.9
area_metro_km2	3665.9
elevation_footnotes	tags--
population_as_of	2020 Census for total, 2018 otherwise
population_footnotes
population_total	6234401
population_density_km2	auto
population_metro	1416800
population_density_metro_km2	auto
population_urban	1416800
population_density_urban_km2	auto
demographics_type2	GDP
demographics2_title1	Prefecture-level city
demographics2_info1	CN¥ 203.8 billion
US$ 30.7 billion
demographics2_title2	Per capita
demographics2_info2	CN¥ 31,733
US$ 4,777
timezone	China Standard
utc_offset	+8
coor_pinpoint	Xinyang municipal government
coordinates
postal_code_type	Postal code
area_code	0376
iso_code	CN-HA-15
blank1_name	Major Nationalities
blank1_info	Han
blank2_name	License plate prefixes
blank2_info	{{linktext
website
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|postal_code = |area_code =0376 |iso_code = CN-HA-15 |blank1_name =Major Nationalities |blank1_info =Han |blank2_name =License plate prefixes |blank2_info ={{linktext|豫}}S |blank3_name = |blank3_info = |blank4_name = |blank4_info = |blank5_name = |blank5_info = |blank6_name = |blank6_info = |website = |footnotes = Xinyang (; postal: Sinyang) is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Henan province, People's Republic of China, the southernmost administrative division in the province. Its total population was 6,234,401 according to the 2020 census. As of the 2010 census, 1,230,042 of them lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of two urban districts, Pingqiao and Shihe.

History

As early as over 8,000 years ago, Neolithic cultures began primitive agriculture of considerable scale along the Huai River, such as the Peiligang, Longshan and Qujialing cultures.

During the Great Leap Forward, one million farmers died in what was known as the Xinyang Incident.

Geography

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Geography of city

The prefecture-level city of Xinyang has a total land area of 18819 km2. The city is located in the southernmost part of Henan Province on the south bank of the Huai River and in the middle of the Dabie Mountains area. It borders the cities Zhumadian to the north and Nanyang to the northwest, and the provinces of Anhui and Hubei to the east and south respectively. The region where Xinyang is located is considered a subtropical area and the Dabie mountainous terrain is mainly to the north, south, and east of the city.

Climate

| Xinyang | -1.3 | 6.8 | 29 | .6 | 9.0 | 42 | 5.0 | 13.9 | 69 | 11.6 | 21.4 | 80 | 16.5 | 25.9 | 126 | 20.7 | 29.5 | 154 | 23.9 | 31.6 | 184 | 23.0 | 30.9 | 160 | 17.8 | 26.6 | 108 | 12.0 | 21.6 | 81 | 5.9 | 15.4 | 51 | .8 | 9.5 | 21 |float=right |clear=none |source = CMA }} --

Xinyang has a monsoon-influenced, four-season distinct humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa/Cwa), with cold, damp winters, and hot, humid summers. The months of April through June here are slightly cooler than much of the rest of the province. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 2.4 °C in January to 27.3 °C in July; the annual mean is 15.54 °C. The annual precipitation is just above 1100 mm, and close to two-thirds of it occurs from May to September. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 38% in March to 47% in four months, the city receives 1,974 hours of bright sunshine annually; January through March are the cloudiest months.

Administration

The Xinyang City is further divided into two districts and eight counties.

Xinyang City has 2 districts and 8 counties, including Shihe District, Pingqiao District, Huangchuan County, Guangshan County, Xi County, Xin County, Luoshan County, Shangcheng County, Huaibin County, and Gushi County.

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Map	English name	Simplified	Traditional	Pinyin	Area	Population

Shihe District	浉河区	浉河區	zh	1,782.51	594,391	333
Pingqiao District	平桥区	平橋區	zh	1,883.42	635,651	337
Huangchuan County	潢川县	潢川縣	zh	1,638	630,333	385
Huaibin County	淮滨县	淮濱縣	zh	1,208	570,156	472
Xi County	息县	息縣	zh	1,835	793,746	433
Xin County	新县	新縣	zh	1,612	275,285	171
Shangcheng County	商城县	商城縣	zh	2,130	495,491	233
Gushi County	固始县	固始縣	zh	2,946	1,023,857	348
Luoshan County	罗山县	羅山縣	zh	2,065	504,542	244
Guangshan County	光山县	光山縣	zh	1,835	275,282	150
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Demographics

According to the Seventh National Census in 2020, the city's Permanent Population (hukou) was 6,234,401.Compared with 6,108,683 people in the Sixth National Census in 2010, the number increased by 125,718, representing a growth of 2.06%, with an average annual growth rate of 0.20%.

According to the 2010 Census, the population of Xinyang is of 6,109,106 inhabitants, 6.39% less than the population marked on the last census of 2000, when there were 6,527,368 inhabitants in the city.

Its built-up area is home to 1,230,042 inhabitants spread out on 2 urban districts and 3665.9 km².

Culture

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Xinyang Tea Culture Festival is held during April 28 and 30 of every year. The 25,000-capacity Xinyang Stadium, which has a capacity of 25,000, is located in the city. It is used mostly for association football and sometimes for athletics. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5c/Guangshan_Jingju_Temple.jpg" caption="'''Jingju Temple（净居寺）'''"] ::

The Jingju Temple in Guangshan county was the source of the first Chinese section of the Buddhist "Tiantai school" as early as the fifth year of Tianbao in the Northern Qi Dynasty (554 A.D.), since the saint monk Huisi came to the Jingju Temple. Emperor Shenzong of Song bestowed the "Emperor entitled Brahma Temple" still conserved in the temple.

Transportation

Education

Higher Education
- Xinyang Normal College
- Xinyang Agricultural College
Secondary Education
- Xinyang Senior High School
- Guangshan Second High School

Recreation

Twin towns

References

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"China: Hénán (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
河南省统计局、国家统计局河南调查总队. (November 2017). "《河南统计年鉴－2017》". [[China Statistics Press]].
"河南统计年鉴—2017". www.ha.stats.gov.cn.
(2020-07-04). "信阳事件：一个沉痛的历史教训_资讯_凤凰网".
link. [[China Meteorological Administration]]
Fang, Jiawang. (2024-01-25). "信阳市行政区划地图：信阳市辖2个区、8个县分别是哪些？".
"统计公报 - 信阳市统计局".
{{in lang. link. (March 25, 2012)
(2019-11-29). "信阳一古寺，苏轼在此留下千古诗篇，每年有上万人参拜，门票免费_大苏".
Hui, Ren. (2012-07-26). "河南光山净居寺 — 大菩文化".

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