Xinyu

Xinyu
新余市
Sinyu, Sinyü, Hsinyü
Nicknames: 
赣西明珠、钢铁之都 (Pearl of Ganxi [W. Jiangxi], Iron Capital)
Location of Xinyu City jurisdiction in Jiangxi
Xinyu
Location of the city centre in China
Coordinates (Xinyu municipal government): 27°49′07″N 114°55′00″E / 27.8186°N 114.9167°E / 27.8186; 114.9167
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangxi
County-level divisions2
County-level administrative councils4
Established267
Municipal seatYushui District
Government
 • CPC Xinyu SecretaryJiang Bin (蒋斌)
 • MayorDong Xiaojian (董晓健)
Area
3,177.68 km2 (1,226.91 sq mi)
 • Urban
1,785.92 km2 (689.55 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
1,138,873
 • Density358.398/km2 (928.246/sq mi)
 • Urban
839,487
GDP
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 94.7 billion
US$ 15.2 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 81,357
US$ 13,062
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
338000
Area code0790
ISO 3166 codeCN-JX-05
City flowerChinese rose
City treecamphor laurel
DialectGan: Xinyu hua (新余话)
License plate prefix赣K
Websitewww.xinyu.gov.cn

Xinyu (Chinese: 新余; pinyin: Xīnyú, formerly 新喻; Xīnyú) is a prefecture-level city in west-central Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China. It serves as a major industrial hub in central China, designated as a National New Energy Technology Demonstration City and a base for the steel industry.