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Xinzhou, ancient name Xiurong (), is a prefecture-level city occupying the north-central section of Shanxi Province in the People's Republic of China, bordering Hebei to the east, Shaanxi to the west, and Inner Mongolia to the northwest. As of 2022, the city has a permanent population of 2,655,563.

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Settlement.name
Xinzhou
Settlement.native_name
忻州市
Settlement.native_name_lang
zh
Settlement.settlement_type
Prefecture-level city
Settlement.image_skyline
Foguang Temple 3.JPG
Settlement.image_caption
Foguang Temple in Wutai County
Settlement.image_map
Location of Xinzhou Prefecture within Shanxi (China).png
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Xinzhou City jurisdiction in Shanxi
Settlement.pushpin_map
Shanxi
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
right
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
240
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location of the city centre in Shanxi
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
People's Republic of China
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Shanxi
Settlement.subdivision_type2
County-level divisions
Settlement.subdivision_name2
14

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Wikidata facts

Official name
忻州市
Population
2689668
Area
25151.55
Official website
www.sxxz.gov.cn
Image
五台之晨.jpg
Dialing code
350
Licence plate code
晋H
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Commons category
Xinzhou
postal code
034000
inception
2000-06-14
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Xinzhou, ancient name Xiurong (), is a prefecture-level city occupying the north-central section of Shanxi Province in the People's Republic of China, bordering Hebei to the east, Shaanxi to the west, and Inner Mongolia to the northwest. As of 2022, the city has a permanent population of 2,655,563.

==Administrative divisions== thumb|Map including Xin County (labeled as HSIN-HSIEN (SINHSIEN) (walled)) (Army Map Service|AMS, 1956)As of 2024, there are 14 county-level administrative divisions under jurisdiction of Xinzhou, including 1 district, 1 county-level city, and 12 counties. The details of those county-level administrative divisions are as follows: {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;" align=center !colspan=7 align="center" | Map |- |colspan=7 align="center" |

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