Xinjiang County

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The county's area is approximately 600 km². It is bordered by Wenxi County to the east and Jishan County to the west. Xiangning County to the northwest, Xiangfen County to the northeast, and Houma City to the east are all in Linfen Municipality.

The Fen River, a major tributary of the Yellow, flows westward through the county.

Xinjiang's population is 320,000 (2002).

The county executive, legislature, and judiciary are in Longxing Town ({{lang|zh-hans|龙兴镇}}), together with the CPC and PSB branches.

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|location = Xinjiang, elevation {{convert|431|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)

|Jan high C = 5.0

|Feb high C = 9.7

|Mar high C = 16.1

|Apr high C = 22.9

|May high C = 28.1

|Jun high C = 32.5

|Jul high C = 33.2

|Aug high C = 31.2

|Sep high C = 26.4

|Oct high C = 20.1

|Nov high C = 12.6

|Dec high C = 6.1

|Jan mean C = -1.2

|Feb mean C = 3.1

|Mar mean C = 9.3

|Apr mean C = 15.8

|May mean C = 21.0

|Jun mean C = 25.7

|Jul mean C = 27.2

|Aug mean C = 25.5

|Sep mean C = 20.5

|Oct mean C = 13.9

|Nov mean C = 6.4

|Dec mean C = 0.2

|Jan low C = -5.9

|Feb low C = -1.9

|Mar low C = 3.7

|Apr low C = 9.6

|May low C = 14.7

|Jun low C = 19.7

|Jul low C = 22.4

|Aug low C = 21.1

|Sep low C = 16.0

|Oct low C = 9.1

|Nov low C = 1.7

|Dec low C = -4.3

|Jan record high C = 14.2 |Jan record low C = -19.2

|Feb record high C = 20.9 |Feb record low C = -21.3

|Mar record high C = 28.8 |Mar record low C = -10.8

|Apr record high C = 36.2 |Apr record low C = -4.1

|May record high C = 39.4 |May record low C = 0.2

|Jun record high C = 41.5 |Jun record low C = 9.8

|Jul record high C = 41.2 |Jul record low C = 14.6

|Aug record high C = 39.5 |Aug record low C = 13.6

|Sep record high C = 39.9 |Sep record low C = 4.1

|Oct record high C = 33.0 |Oct record low C = -5.2

|Nov record high C = 24.1 |Nov record low C = -14.0

|Dec record high C = 14.7 |Dec record low C = -20.4

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|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 6.0

|Feb precipitation mm = 8.8

|Mar precipitation mm = 12.4

|Apr precipitation mm = 32.7

|May precipitation mm = 44.8

|Jun precipitation mm = 52.9

|Jul precipitation mm = 104.2

|Aug precipitation mm = 87.8

|Sep precipitation mm = 75.7

|Oct precipitation mm = 45.0

|Nov precipitation mm = 20.4

|Dec precipitation mm = 4.0

|Jan humidity = 55

|Feb humidity = 53

|Mar humidity = 50

|Apr humidity = 52

|May humidity = 54

|Jun humidity = 55

|Jul humidity = 66

|Aug humidity = 69

|Sep humidity = 70

|Oct humidity = 69

|Nov humidity = 66

|Dec humidity = 58

|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 2.6

|Feb precipitation days = 3.1

|Mar precipitation days = 4.2

|Apr precipitation days = 5.8

|May precipitation days = 7.3

|Jun precipitation days = 7.5

|Jul precipitation days = 9.5

|Aug precipitation days = 8.7

|Sep precipitation days = 9.0

|Oct precipitation days = 7.2

|Nov precipitation days = 4.7

|Dec precipitation days = 2.1

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|Jan sun = 141.7

|Feb sun = 147.3

|Mar sun = 183.9

|Apr sun = 215.9

|May sun = 234.1

|Jun sun = 218.6

|Jul sun = 212.0

|Aug sun = 193.3

|Sep sun = 159.5

|Oct sun = 155.4

|Nov sun = 141.2

|Dec sun = 139.2

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| Jan percentsun = 45

| Feb percentsun = 47

| Mar percentsun = 49

| Apr percentsun = 55

| May percentsun = 54

| Jun percentsun = 50

| Jul percentsun = 48

| Aug percentsun = 47

| Sep percentsun = 43

| Oct percentsun = 45

| Nov percentsun = 46

| Dec percentsun = 46

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|Jan snow days = 3.3

|Feb snow days = 2.8

|Mar snow days = 0.9

|Apr snow days = 0.2

|May snow days = 0

|Jun snow days = 0

|Jul snow days = 0

|Aug snow days = 0

|Sep snow days = 0

|Oct snow days = 0

|Nov snow days = 1.2

|Dec snow days = 2.5

|year snow days =

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Until recently, its industry was dominated by the production of handicrafts, including lacquerware, embroidery, and leather goods, as well as the manufacture of drugs.

Xinjiang is known for its folk opera performances.

The county is the home of the Jiangzhou Drum Troupe ({{lang|zh-hans|{{linktext|山西|绛州|鼓|乐团}}}}, also known as Shanxi Jiangzhou Drum Art Ensemble, {{lang|zh-hans|{{linktext|山西|绛州|鼓乐|艺术团}}}}), China's most famous traditional percussion ensemble, which was founded in 1987.[http://app1.chinadaily.com.cn/star/2001/0614/wh26-1.html Farmers from Northwest China to present the quintessentially Chinese folk art], China Daily.

Until the Xinhai Revolution, Xinjiang was known as Jiangzhou ({{zh|c=绛州 |p=Jiàngzhōu}}).

• The Chan Buddhist monk Yaoshan Weiyan ({{lang|zh-hans|药山惟俨}}, 751–834)
• The Ming scholar-official and Roman Catholic Thomas Han ({{lang|zh-hant|{{linktext|韓|霖}}}}, Han Lin, 1601–1649)[http://ricci.rt.usfca.edu/biography/view.aspx?biographyID=1465 Han Lin] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070313054000/http://ricci.rt.usfca.edu/biography/view.aspx?biographyID=1465 |date=March 13, 2007 }}

• List of administrative divisions of Shanxi

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{{County-level divisions of Shanxi}}

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Category:County-level divisions of Shanxi

Category:National Famous Historical and Cultural City

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