Xinxiang

For other uses, see Xinxiang County.
Xinxiang
新乡市
Sinsiang
Prefecture-level city
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Xinxiang's location in Henan province
Xinxiang's location in Henan province
Xinxiang is located in Northern China
Xinxiang
Xinxiang
Location on the North China Plain
Xinxiang is located in China
Xinxiang
Xinxiang
Xinxiang (China)
Coordinates (Xinxiang municipal government): 35°18′13″N 113°55′36″E / 35.3036°N 113.9268°E / 35.3036; 113.9268
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHenan
Municipal seatHongqi District
Government
 • Party ChiefLi Weidong(李卫东)
 • MayorWei Jianping(魏建平)
Area
[1]
 • Prefecture-level city8,629 km2 (3,332 sq mi)
 • Urban
431 km2 (166 sq mi)
 • Metro
3,390 km2 (1,310 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census for total, 2018 otherwise)[2]
 • Prefecture-level city6,251,929
 • Density720/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,179,400
 • Urban density2,700/km2 (7,100/sq mi)
 • Metro
2,743,200
 • Metro density810/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
GDP[3][4]
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 216.7 billion
US$ 32.6 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 37,805
US$ 5,692
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Area code0373
ISO 3166 codeCN-HA-07
Major NationalitiesHan
County-level divisions12
License plate prefixes豫G
Websitewww.xinxiang.gov.cn

Xinxiang (simplified Chinese: 新乡; traditional Chinese: 新鄉; pinyin: Xīnxiāng [ɕín.ɕjáŋ]; postal: Sinsiang) is a prefecture-level city in northern Henan province, China.

It borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to its southwest, Kaifeng to its southeast, Hebi and Anyang to its north, Jiaozuo to its west, and the provinces of Shanxi and Shandong to its northwest and east respectively.[5]

Its total population was 6,251,929 as of the 2020 Chinese Census. As of the 2018 estimation, 2,743,200 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of 4 urban districts (Weibin, Hongqi, Muye, Fenquan), Yanjin county, Xinxiang county and Huixian City which are now being conurbated as the city is expanding very quickly.[2]

Xinxiang is an industrial city in northern Henan, an important city on the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway and a city in the Central Plains urban agglomeration, and was once one of the eight major towns in northern China.[6] In ancient times, there were major events that influenced the course of Chinese history, such as the Battle of Mingtiao,[7] the Battle of Muye,[8] and the Chenqiao Mutiny.[9] Modern Xinxiang is China's excellent tourist city,[10] national health city,[11] national garden city,[12] national forest city,[13] and one of the top 100 cities in China in terms of comprehensive urban competitiveness.

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  3. ^ 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》. 中国统计出版社. ISBN 978-7-5037-8268-8. Archived from the original on 2018-11-15. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
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  5. ^ "为何说河南省地理位置非常优越？_澎湃号·政务_澎湃新闻-The Paper". www.thepaper.cn. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
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  7. ^ "内容详情". www.xuexi.cn. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  8. ^ "中国历史十大以少胜多的战役之第四名牧野之战_周武王_联军_军队". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  9. ^ "全历史 - 完全的历史". www.allhistory.com. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  10. ^ "中国优秀旅游城市名单_旅游名录_常识工具_驴窝户外网". www.lvwo.com. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  11. ^ "China National Sanitary City".
  12. ^ "创建国家园林城市，你要知道的都在这里！_什么_绿地_绿化". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  13. ^ "我国已建成国家森林城市218个_国家林业和草原局政府网". www.forestry.gov.cn. Retrieved 2024-04-10.