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Xinxiang, Henan

Xinxiang
新乡市
Prefecture-level city
Xinxiang City.jpg
Xinxiang's location in Henan province
Xinxiang's location in Henan province
Xinxiang is located in China
Xinxiang
Xinxiang
Location in China
Coordinates: 35°18′N 113°52′E / 35.300°N 113.867°E / 35.300; 113.867Coordinates: 35°18′N 113°52′E / 35.300°N 113.867°E / 35.300; 113.867
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.


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