Xinzhou

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 / 38.416°N 112.734°E / 38.416; 112.734
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
25,180 km2 (9,720 sq mi)
 • Urban
183.00 km2 (70.66 sq mi)
 • Districts1,982.0 km2 (765.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
3,067,501
 • Density121.8/km2 (315.5/sq mi)
 • Urban
302,500
 • Urban density1,653/km2 (4,281/sq mi)
 • Districts
578,000
GDP
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 103.5 billion
US$ 16.3 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 33,726
US$ 5,396
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
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXīnzhōu
Wade–GilesHsin-chou

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. As of 2022, the city has a permanent population of 2,655,563.