Xinzhou

Xinzhou, ancient name Xiurong (秀荣), is a prefecture-level city occupying the north-central section of Shanxi Province in the People's Republic of China, bordering Hebei to the east, Shaanxi to the west, and Inner Mongolia to the northwest.

Xinzhou
忻州市
Location of Xinzhou City jurisdiction in Shanxi
Xinzhou
Location of the city centre in Shanxi
Coordinates (Xinzhou Municipal Government): 38°24′58″N 112°44′02″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShanxi
County-level divisions14
City seatXinfu
Government
  TypePrefecture-level city
  CPC Xinzhou SecretaryLi Junming (李俊明)
  MayorZheng Liansheng (郑连生)
Area
  Prefecture-level city25,180 km2 (9,720 sq mi)
  Urban
183.00 km2 (70.66 sq mi)
  Districts1,982.0 km2 (765.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
  Prefecture-level city3,067,501
  Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
  Urban
302,500
  Urban density1,700/km2 (4,300/sq mi)
  Districts
578,000
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
Chinese忻州
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