Xinyang

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The prefecture-level city of Xinyang has a total land area of {{convert|18819|km2}}. The city is located in the southernmost part of Henan Province on the south bank of the Huai River and in the middle of the Dabie Mountains area. It borders the cities Zhumadian to the north and Nanyang to the northwest, and the provinces of Anhui and Hubei to the east and south respectively. The region where Xinyang is located is considered a subtropical area and the Dabie mountainous terrain is mainly to the north, south, and east of the city.

Xinyang has a monsoon-influenced, four-season humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa/Cwa), with cold, damp winters, and hot, humid summers. The months of April through June here are slightly cooler than much of the rest of the province. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from {{convert|2.4|°C|1}} in January to {{convert|27.3|°C|1}} in July; the annual mean is {{convert|15.54|°C|1}}. The annual precipitation is just above {{convert|1100|mm|0}}, and close to two-thirds of it occurs from May to September. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 38% in March to 47% in four months, the city receives 1,974 hours of bright sunshine annually; January through March are the cloudiest months.

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|location = Xinyang, elevation {{convert|115|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1951–present)

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|Jan high C = 7.0

|Feb high C = 10.4

|Mar high C = 15.9

|Apr high C = 22.3

|May high C = 26.9

|Jun high C = 30.1

|Jul high C = 31.9

|Aug high C = 30.9

|Sep high C = 27.0

|Oct high C = 22.1

|Nov high C = 15.7

|Dec high C = 9.5

|Jan mean C = 2.5

|Feb mean C = 5.5

|Mar mean C = 10.7

|Apr mean C = 16.9

|May mean C = 21.8

|Jun mean C = 25.4

|Jul mean C = 27.7

|Aug mean C = 26.6

|Sep mean C = 22.1

|Oct mean C = 16.7

|Nov mean C = 10.5

|Dec mean C = 4.8

|Jan low C = -0.9

|Feb low C = 1.7

|Mar low C = 6.6

|Apr low C = 12.4

|May low C = 17.5

|Jun low C = 21.5

|Jul low C = 24.4

|Aug low C = 23.3

|Sep low C = 18.4

|Oct low C = 12.8

|Nov low C = 6.7

|Dec low C = 1.3

|Jan record high C = 20.6

|Feb record high C = 26.5

|Mar record high C = 34.3

|Apr record high C = 34.3

|May record high C = 36.3

|Jun record high C = 38.7

|Jul record high C = 40.1

|Aug record high C = 40.9

|Sep record high C = 37.3

|Oct record high C = 34.2

|Nov record high C = 30.0

|Dec record high C = 21.7

|Jan record low C = -20.0

|Feb record low C = -16.0

|Mar record low C = −6.6

|Apr record low C = −0.6

|May record low C = 5.0

|Jun record low C = 11.9

|Jul record low C = 17.0

|Aug record low C = 14.1

|Sep record low C = 7.9

|Oct record low C = −0.4

|Nov record low C = −6.4

|Dec record low C = −12.4

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 32.3

|Feb precipitation mm = 38.7

|Mar precipitation mm = 64.4

|Apr precipitation mm = 80.3

|May precipitation mm = 111.8

|Jun precipitation mm = 163.7

|Jul precipitation mm = 204.8

|Aug precipitation mm = 154.5

|Sep precipitation mm = 86.5

|Oct precipitation mm = 74.2

|Nov precipitation mm = 47.2

|Dec precipitation mm = 23.9

|Jan humidity = 70

|Feb humidity = 70

|Mar humidity = 67

|Apr humidity = 67

|May humidity = 69

|Jun humidity = 75

|Jul humidity = 79

|Aug humidity = 81

|Sep humidity = 78

|Oct humidity = 74

|Nov humidity = 71

|Dec humidity = 68

|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 6.9

|Feb precipitation days = 8.4

|Mar precipitation days = 9.1

|Apr precipitation days = 9.0

|May precipitation days = 11.0

|Jun precipitation days = 10.2

|Jul precipitation days = 12.0

|Aug precipitation days = 11.6

|Sep precipitation days = 10.2

|Oct precipitation days = 9.4

|Nov precipitation days = 8.1

|Dec precipitation days = 6.2

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|Jan sun = 106.6

|Feb sun = 108.9

|Mar sun = 143.1

|Apr sun = 167.3

|May sun = 172.6

|Jun sun = 162.4

|Jul sun = 177.1

|Aug sun = 162.5

|Sep sun = 139.0

|Oct sun = 136.5

|Nov sun = 127.9

|Dec sun = 122.2

|year sun =

| Jan percentsun = 33

| Feb percentsun = 35

| Mar percentsun = 38

| Apr percentsun = 43

| May percentsun = 40

| Jun percentsun = 38

| Jul percentsun = 41

| Aug percentsun = 40

| Sep percentsun = 38

| Oct percentsun = 39

| Nov percentsun = 41

| Dec percentsun = 39

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|Jan snow days = 5.1

|Feb snow days = 3.6

|Mar snow days = 1.3

|Apr snow days = 0

|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 = 0.8

|Dec snow days = 2.3

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The Xinyang City is divided into two districts and eight counties.

Xinyang City has 2 districts and 8 counties, including Shihe District, Pingqiao District, Huangchuan County, Guangshan County, Xi County, Xin County, Luoshan County, Shangcheng County, Huaibin County, and Gushi County.{{Cite web |last=Fang |first=Jiawang |date=2024-01-25 |title=信阳市行政区划地图：信阳市辖2个区、8个县分别是哪些？ |trans-title=Administrative District Map of Xinyang City: What are the 2 districts and 8 counties under Xinyang City's jurisdiction? |url=https://www.fangjiaapp.com/baike/l6olwlez767.html |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=www.fangjiaapp.com |quote=信阳市下辖2个区、8个县分别是浉河区、平桥区、潢川县、光山县、息县、新县、罗山县、商城县、淮滨县、固始县。}}

According to the 2010 Census, the population of Xinyang is of 6,109,106 inhabitants, 6.39% less than the population marked on the last census of 2000, when there were 6,527,368 inhabitants in the city.{{in lang|zh}} Compilation by LianXin website. [http://www.luqyu.cn/tongjishow.asp?tid=1066 Data from the Sixth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325041630/http://www.luqyu.cn/tongjishow.asp?tid=1066 |date=March 25, 2012 }}

Its built up area is home to 1,230,042 inhabitants spread out on 2 urban districts and {{convert|3665.9|km²}}.

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Xinyang Tea Culture Festival is held during April 28 and 30 of every year. The 25,000-capacity Xinyang Stadium, which has a capacity of 25,000, is located in the city. It is used mostly for association football and sometimes for athletics.

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The Jingju Temple in Guangshan county was the source of the first Chinese section of the Buddhist "Tiantai school" as early as the fifth year of Tianbao in the Northern Qi Dynasty (554 A.D.),{{Cite web |date=2019-11-29 |title=信阳一古寺，苏轼在此留下千古诗篇，每年有上万人参拜，门票免费_大苏 |trans-title=An ancient temple in Xinyang, where Su Shi left behind timeless poems. Every year, tens of thousands of people visit, and tickets are free |url=https://www.sohu.com/a/www.sohu.com/a/357325674_399632 |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=www.sohu.com |quote=净居寺，是中国第一个佛教宗派——天台宗的始祖庭。}} since the saint monk Huisi came to the Jingju Temple. Emperor Shenzong of Song bestowed the "Emperor entitled Brahma Temple" still conserved in the temple.{{Cite web |last=Hui |first=Ren |date=2012-07-26 |title=河南光山净居寺 — 大菩文化 |trans-title=Henan Guangshan Jingju Temple |url=https://www.pusa123.com/pusa/wenhua/mingsigucha/33550.shtml |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=www.pusa123.com |language=en |quote=宋真宗题名“敕赐梵天寺”石刻5个大字匾额，现仍嵌在门头上。}}

• Highway system
• China National Highway 312
• China National Highway 107
• G4 Beijing–Hong Kong and Macau Expressway
• G40 Shanghai–Xi'an Expressway
• G45 Daqing–Guangzhou Expressway
• Railway system
• Jingguang Railway
• Jingjiu Railway
• Ningxi Railway
• Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong High-Speed Railway
• Airport
• Xinyang Minggang Airport

• Higher Education
• Xinyang Normal College
• Xinyang Agricultural College
• Secondary Education
• Xinyang Senior High School
• Guangshan Second High School

• Jigong Mountain
• Nanwan Lake
• Lingshan Temple
• Jingju Temple

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{{Wiktionary|Xinyang|Hsin-yang}}

• [http://www.xinyang.gov.cn/ – official Xinyang government e-portal]

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