Xinyang

Xinyang (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: 信陽; pinyin: Xìnyáng; 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.

Xinyang
信阳市
Sinyang
View of Xinyang, 2014
Location of Xinyang City jurisdiction in Henan
Xinyang
Location on the North China Plain
Xinyang
Xinyang (China)
Coordinates (Xinyang municipal government): 32°08′56″N 114°05′28″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHenan
Municipal seatPingqiao District
Area
  Prefecture-level city18,819 km2 (7,266 sq mi)
  Urban
3,865.9 km2 (1,492.6 sq mi)
  Metro
3,665.9 km2 (1,415.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census for total, 2018 otherwise)
  Prefecture-level city6,234,401
  Density330/km2 (860/sq mi)
  Urban
1,416,800
  Urban density370/km2 (950/sq mi)
  Metro
1,416,800
  Metro density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Area code0376
ISO 3166 codeCN-HA-15
GDP 2010109.2
Major NationalitiesHan
License plate prefixesS
Websitewww.xinyang.gov.cn/sitesources/xinyang/page_pc/index.html
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