Xingyi () (

Bouyei language The Bouyei language ( autonym: Haausqyaix, also spelled ''Buyi'', ''Buyei'' or ''Puyi''; ; or ) is a language spoken by the Bouyei ethnic group of Southern Guizhou Province, China. Classified as a member of the Northern Tai group in the Tai l ...

: Xinyyiq siq) 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 ...

and seat of the

Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture ( zh, c=黔西南布依族苗族自治州 , p=Qiánxīnán Bùyīzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu; Buyei: ''Qianfxiynanf Buxqyaix Buxyeeuz Ziqziqzouy''; Hmu: ''Qeef Xib Naif Dol Yat Dol Hmub Zid Zid Zeb'' ...

, in the southwest of

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, China.

Administrative divisions

Xingyi has 12 subdistricts, 17 towns and 3 townships: ;subdistricts: * Huangcao Subdistrict (黄草街道) * Xingtai Subdistrict (兴泰街道) * Jushan Subdistrict (桔山街道) * Fengdu Subdistrict (丰都街道) * Pingdong Subdistrict (坪东街道) * Mujia Subdistrict (木贾街道) * Xiawutun Subdistrict (下五屯街道) * Wanfenglin Subdistrict (万峰林街道) * Sajin Subdistrict (洒金街道) * Maling Subdistrict (马岭街道) * Dingxiao Subdistrict (顶效街道) * Mulong Subdistrict (木陇街道) ;towns: * Jingnan Town (敬南镇) * Nidang Town (泥凼镇) * Nanpanjiang Town (南盘江镇) * Pengzha Town (捧鲊镇) * Lubuge Town (鲁布格镇) * Sanjiangkou Town (三江口镇) * Wusha Town (乌沙镇) * Baiwanyao Town (白碗窑镇) * Weishe Town (威舍镇) * Qingshuihe Town (清水河镇) * Zhengtun Town (郑屯镇) * Wantun Town (万屯镇) * Lutun Town (鲁屯镇) * Canggeng Town (仓更镇) * Qishe Town (七舍镇) * Zerong Town (则戎镇) * Zhuchangping Town (猪场坪镇) ;townships: * Cangjiang Township (沧江乡) * Luowan Township (洛万乡) * Xiongwu Township (雄武乡)

Geography

Xingyi borders Anlong County to the east, Xilin County and Longlin County,

Guangxi Guangxi,; officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the China, People's Republic of China, located in South China and bordering Vietnam (Hà Giang Province, Hà Giang, Cao Bằn ...

to the south, Luoping County and Fuyuan County,

Yunnan Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 47.2 million (as of 2020). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the Chinese provinces ...

to the west, and Xingren, Pu'an County and Panzhou to the north. 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

Transportation

Xingyi is served by the Nanning–Kunming Railway and by the Xingyi Wanfenglin Airport.

Biodiversity hotspot

Based on Red Data Book 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, inv ...

of fish, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals, Xingyi is one of nine vertebrate

biodiversity hotspot A biodiversity hotspot is a ecoregion, 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 ...

s of China.

Climate

References

External links

Xingyi government website
{{authority control 01 County-level divisions of Guizhou Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture Cities in Guizhou