Xingyi () is a
county-level city
A county-level municipality (), county-level city or county city, formerly known as prefecture-controlled city (1949–1970: ; 1970–1983: ), is a Administrative divisions of China#County level (3rd), county-level administrative divi ...
administered by the
Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture
Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (; Buyei: ''Qianfxiynanf Buxqyaix Buxyeeuz Ziqziqzouy''; Hmu: ''Qeef Xib Naif Dol Yat Dol Hmub Zid Zid Zeb''), is an autonomous prefecture of Guizhou province, People's Republic of China, bordering G ...
, in the southwest of
Guizhou Province
Guizhou (; formerly Kweichow) is a landlocked province in the southwest region of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Guiyang, in the center of the province. Guizhou borders the autonomous region of Guangxi to the ...
, China.
Geography
The city has an area of 2911 square kilometers, and a population of 784,032 as of 2010. It is under the administration of the
Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture
Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (; Buyei: ''Qianfxiynanf Buxqyaix Buxyeeuz Ziqziqzouy''; Hmu: ''Qeef Xib Naif Dol Yat Dol Hmub Zid Zid Zeb''), is an autonomous prefecture of Guizhou province, People's Republic of China, bordering G ...
.
Transportation
Xingyi is served by the
Nanning–Kunming Railway
The Nanning–Kunming railway, or Nankun railway (), is a single-track electrified railway in Southwest China between Nanning and Kunming, provincial capitals, respectively, of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Yunnan Province. The railway was b ...
and by the
Xingyi Wanfenglin Airport
Xingyi Wanfenglin Airport () is a class 3C airport serving the city of Xingyi in Guizhou province, China. It was opened in 2004. The airport is located 7 kilometers from the city center, and 15 kilometers from Wanfenglin National Geopark. Origin ...
.
Biodiversity hotspot
Based on
Red Data Book
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data Book, founded in 1964, is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biologi ...
listed
endangered species
An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction. Endangered species may be at risk due to factors such as habitat loss, poaching and inv ...
of fish, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals, Xingyi is one of nine vertebrate
biodiversity hotspot
A biodiversity hotspot is a biogeographic region with significant levels of biodiversity that is threatened by human habitation. Norman Myers wrote about the concept in two articles in ''The Environmentalist'' in 1988 and 1990, after which the co ...
s of China.
Climate
External links
Xingyi government website
References
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County-level divisions of Guizhou
Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture