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 died in what was known as the Xinyang Incident.
Geography
Geography of city The prefecture-level city of Xinyang has a total land area of . 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 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 in January to in July; the annual mean is . The annual precipitation is just above , 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.
Map English name Simplified Traditional Pinyin Area Population Density Shihe District 1,782.51 594,391 333 Pingqiao District 1,883.42 635,651 337 Huangchuan County 1,638 630,333 385 Huaibin County 1,208 570,156 472 Xi County 1,835 793,746 433 Xin County 1,612 275,285 171 Shangcheng County 2,130 495,491 233 Gushi County 2,946 1,023,857 348 Luoshan County 2,065 504,542 244 Guangshan County 1,835 275,282 150
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. Compilation by LianXin website. Data from the Sixth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China
Its built-up area is home to 1,230,042 inhabitants spread out on 2 urban districts and .
Culture
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.
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
Highway system China National Highway 312 China National Highway 107 G4 Beijing–Hong Kong and Macau Expressway G40 Shanghai–Xi'an Expressway G45 Daqing–Guangzhou Expressway Railway system Jingguang Railway Jingjiu Railway Ningxi Railway Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong High-Speed Railway Airport Xinyang Minggang Airport
Education Higher Education Xinyang Normal College Xinyang Agricultural College Secondary Education Xinyang Senior High School Guangshan Second High School
Recreation Jigong Mountain Nanwan Lake Lingshan Temple Jingju Temple
Twin towns Niimi, Okayama, Japan Ashkelon, Israel
See also List of twin towns and sister cities in China
References
External links
– official Xinyang government e-portal