Xinji

Xinji (Chinese: 辛集; pinyin: Xīnjí) is a county-level city of Hebei Province, North China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Shijiazhuang. It is the easternmost county-level division of Shijiangzhuang. There are 8 towns (镇; zhèn) and 7 townships (乡; xiāng) under the administration of Xinji.

Xinji

辛集市
County-level & Sub-prefectural city
Xinji
Location of the city center in Hebei
Coordinates: 37°56′35″N 115°13′05″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHebei
Prefecture-level cityShijiazhuang
Area
 • County-level & Sub-prefectural city951.0 km2 (367.2 sq mi)
 • Urban
137.10 km2 (52.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • County-level & Sub-prefectural city662,000
 • Urban198,900
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Licence plate prefixes冀AF

Geography
  • Population: The population is 610,000 in the year 2003.
  • Area: 951 km2
    • Latitude: about 38° N
    • Longitude: about 115° E
  • Area code: +86+311
  • Post Code: 052360

Administrative divisions

Xinji City is sub-divided into 8 towns and 7 townships within its jurisdiction.

Towns:

Townships:

History

Xinji was formerly named Shulu County (束鹿县, Shùlù Xian), and became a county-level city in 1986.

References
  1. Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 46. Retrieved 11 January 2020.


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