Xinyi () is a
county-level city
A county-level city () is a County-level divisions of China, county-level administrative division of the China, People's Republic of China. County-level cities have judiciary, judicial but no legislature, legislative rights over their own local or ...
under the administration of
Xuzhou
Xuzhou ( zh, s=徐州), also known as Pengcheng () in ancient times, is a major city in northwestern Jiangsu province, China. The city, with a recorded population of 9,083,790 at the 2020 Chinese census, 2020 census (3,135,660 of which lived in ...
,
Jiangsu
Jiangsu is a coastal Provinces of the People's Republic of China, province in East China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with its capital in Nanjing. Jiangsu is the List of Chinese administra ...
province, China. It borders the
prefecture-level cities of
Linyi
Linyi ( zh, s=临沂 , t=臨沂 , p=Línyí) is a prefecture-level city in the south of Shandong province, China. As of 2011, Linyi is the largest prefecture-level city in Shandong, both by area and population, Linyi borders Rizhao to the eas ...
(
Shandong
Shandong is a coastal Provinces of China, province in East China. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River. It has served as a pivotal cultural ...
) to the north,
Lianyungang
Lianyungang () is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Jiangsu province of China, province, China. It borders Yancheng to its southeast, Huai'an and Suqian to its south, Xuzhou to its southwest, and the province of Shandong to its north. Its ...
to the northeast, and
Suqian to the east and south.
History
The archaeological site of Huating, located in the southwestern part, was inhabited as long as 5,000 years ago. During the
Zhou dynasty
The Zhou dynasty ( ) was a royal dynasty of China that existed for 789 years from until 256 BC, the longest span of any dynasty in Chinese history. During the Western Zhou period (771 BC), the royal house, surnamed Ji, had military ...
, its southern territory was dominated by a minor state: Zhongwu, which was variously annexed to
Wu,
Yue and
Chu. Two counties designated Siwu and Jianlin were established in its southern part and northern part in the West Han, both counties were dissolved during the Southern and Northern dynasties, and the major region was administrated by
Suqian. The borders among then Suqian,
Shuyang,
Donghai along with
Pizhou
Pizhou () is a county-level city under the administration of Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, China. As of 2020 it had a population of 1,462,563; it borders the Shandong prefecture-level cities of Linyi to the northeast and Zaozhuang to the northwest ...
were merged and became a separated county in 1949. It named after the seat, Xin'an () town, but was renamed Xinyi, a river flowing through its area, in 1952, because of
its namesake in Henan. The county was converted to a county-level city in 1990.
Administrative divisions
At present, Xinyi City has 16 towns.
;16 towns
Climate
Transport
Xinyi is a railway junction on the
Longhai Railway. It is the southern terminus of the
Jiaozhou–Xinyi railway and the northern terminus of the
Xinyi-Changxing Railway.
Sister Cities
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References
Citations
Sources
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www.xzqh.org
County-level divisions of Jiangsu
Cities in Jiangsu
Administrative divisions of Xuzhou
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