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Xinzhou

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Xinzhou, ancient name Xiurong (秀荣), is a prefecture-level city occupying the north-central section of Shanxi in the 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.

Administrative divisions

, 1956)]]As of 2024, there are 14 county-level administrative divisions under jurisdiction of Xinzhou, including 1 district, 1 county-level city, and 12 counties. The details of those county-level administrative divisions are as follows:


1	Xinfu District	忻府区	Xīnfǔ Qū	510,000	1,954	261
2	Yuanping	原平市	Yuánpíng Shì	470,000	2,571	183
3	Dingxiang County	定襄县	Dìngxiāng Xiàn	210,000	864	243
4	Wutai County	五台县	Wǔtái Xiàn	310,000	2,968	104
5	Dai County	代县	Dài Xiàn	200,000	1,720	116
6	Fanshi County	繁峙县	Fánshì Xiàn	240,000	2,369	101
7	Ningwu County	宁武县	Níngwǔ Xiàn	160,000	1,966	81
8	Jingle County	静乐县	Jìnglè Xiàn	160,000	2,063	78
9	Shenchi County	神池县	Shénchí Xiàn	100,000	1,456	69
10	Wuzhai County	五寨县	Wǔzhài Xiàn	100,000	1,379	73
11	Kelan County	岢岚县	Kělán Xiàn	80,000	1,980	40
12	Hequ County	河曲县	Héqǔ Xiàn	140,000	1,327	106
13	Baode County	保德县	Bǎodé Xiàn	150,000	981	153
14	Pianguan County	偏关县	Piānguān Xiàn	110,000	1,682	65

Climate

Xinzhou has a continental, monsoon-influenced semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk),Peel, M. C., Finlayson, B. L., and McMahon, T. A.: Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 11, 1633-1644, , 2007. with cold, very dry, and somewhat long winters, and warm, somewhat humid summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from in January to in July, and the annual mean is . Typifying the influence of the East Asian Monsoon, close to three-fourths of the annual of precipitation occurs from June to September.

Demographics

According to the seventh national census of Xinzhou, the prefecture city had 2,689,700 inhabitants in 2020, of whom the built-up (or metro) area was home to 1,446,400 inhabitants. Contrasting to the previous census conducted in 2000, there is a decline of 378,000 inhabitants (-12.32%, or -1.31% annually). Xinzhou is the eighth populous city in Shanxi. The illiteracy rate of Xinzhou is 2.39%, a 1.13% decrease since 2010. Xinzhou's sex ratio is 106:100 (Woman is 100).

Tourism

Dai County is home to the AAAAA-rated Yanmen Pass, a mountain pass hosting a major fortification along the Great Wall. And Mount Wutai is one of four sacred mountains of Buddhism (中国佛教四圣山).

Education

Xinzhou has numerous public high schools. Xin Zhou Di Yi Zhong Xue (Xin Zhou Number One High School) is considered the most prestigious public high school in this region.

Another public high school of interest is the nearby laboratory high school. It functions as an extension of the Xin Zhou Normal University. The third famous high school is the Xin Zhou Shi Yan Zhong Xue (Xin Zhou Experimental High School). This school was initiated as a public-private partnership. The school is partially funded by the Chinese government, follows national educational standards, and maintains close ties (and even joint faculty) with Xin Zhou Yi Zhong Xue; however, it maintains a greater independence from the government than traditional public schools. The experimental school also runs a small primary school program (generally only one classroom per grade level) which is populated almost exclusively by the children of Yi Zhong Xue and Shi Yan Zhong Xue teachers.

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