Xinzhou

Coordinates: 38°24′58″N 112°44′02″E / 38.416°N 112.734°E / 38.416; 112.734
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Xinzhou
忻州市
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
Hanyu Pinyin
Xīnzhōu
Wade–GilesHsin-chou

Xinzhou, ancient name Xiurong (秀荣),[4] is a prefecture-level city occupying the north-central section of inner land 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.[5]

Administrative divisions

district, 1 county-level city, and 12 counties. The details of those county-level administrative divisions are as follows:[6]

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,

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), elevation 870 m (2,850 ft), (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
Percentage possible sunshine 53 56 57 59 58 52 48 49 52 57 55 56 54
Source: China Meteorological Administration[8][9]

Demographics

According to the

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).[10]

Tourism

Great Wall. And Mount Wutai is one of four sacred mountains of Buddhism (中国佛教四圣山).[4]

Education

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.

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. 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. ^ "2022年忻州市人口变动情况抽样调查主要数据公报" [Communique of Xinzhou's population dynamics in 2022 by sampling investigation]. Government of Xinzhou (in Simplified Chinese). 2023-04-07. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  6. ^ "行政区划" [Administrative divisions of Xinzhou]. Government of Xinzhou. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  7. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007
    , 2007.
  8. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  9. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  10. ^ "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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