Xinxiang 新乡市 |
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Prefecture-level city | |
Xinxiang's location in Henan province |
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Location in China | |
Coordinates: 35°18′N 113°52′E / 35.300°N 113.867°ECoordinates: 35°18′N 113°52′E / 35.300°N 113.867°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Henan |
Government | |
• Party Chief | Shu Qing (舒庆) |
• Mayor | Wang Xiaoping (王小平) |
Area | |
• Prefecture-level city | 8,629 km2 (3,332 sq mi) |
• Urban | 346 km2 (134 sq mi) |
• Metro | 231 km2 (89 sq mi) |
Population (2010 census) | |
• Prefecture-level city | 5,707,801 |
• Density | 660/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
• Urban | 1,047,020 |
• Urban density | 3,000/km2 (7,800/sq mi) |
• Metro | 902,731 |
• Metro density | 3,900/km2 (10,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Area code(s) | 0373 |
GDP | ¥63.34 billion (2006) |
Major Nationalities | Han |
County-level divisions | 12 |
License plate prefixes | G |
Website | www.xinxiang.gov.cn |
Xinxiang (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Xīnxiāng; 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.
Its population is 5,707,801 at the 2010 census of whom 902,731 are in the built-up area made of 3 out of 4 urban districts (Weibin, Hongqi and Muye). As the city is expanding very quickly, in a few years, Huixian and Weihui cities as well as Fengquan district and Xinxiang county will be added to the built-up area.
The prefecture-level city administers 4 districts, 2 county-level cities and 6 counties.