# Xinyang

Xinyang (simplified Chinese: 信阳; traditional Chinese: 信陽; pinyin: Xìnyáng; postal: Sinyang) is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Henan province, People's Republic of China, the southernmost administrative division in the province. Its total population was 6,234,401 according to the 2020 census. As of the 2010 census, 1,230,042 of them lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of two urban districts, Pingqiao and Shihe.

## Geography
### Geography of city

The prefecture-level city of Xinyang has a total land area of 18,819 square kilometres (7,266 sq mi). 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.

### Climate

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 2.4 °C (36.3 °F) in January to 27.3 °C (81.1 °F) in July; the annual mean is 15.54 °C (60.0 °F). The annual precipitation is just above 1,100 millimetres (43 in), 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.
Climate data for Xinyang, elevation 115 m (377 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1951–2010) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.6 (69.1) | 26.5 (79.7) | 30.7 (87.3) | 34.3 (93.7) | 36.3 (97.3) | 38.7 (101.7) | 40.1 (104.2) | 40.9 (105.6) | 37.3 (99.1) | 34.2 (93.6) | 30.0 (86.0) | 21.7 (71.1) | 40.9 (105.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.0 (44.6) | 10.4 (50.7) | 15.9 (60.6) | 22.3 (72.1) | 26.9 (80.4) | 30.1 (86.2) | 31.9 (89.4) | 30.9 (87.6) | 27.0 (80.6) | 22.1 (71.8) | 15.7 (60.3) | 9.5 (49.1) | 20.8 (69.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) | 5.5 (41.9) | 10.7 (51.3) | 16.9 (62.4) | 21.8 (71.2) | 25.4 (77.7) | 27.7 (81.9) | 26.6 (79.9) | 22.1 (71.8) | 16.7 (62.1) | 10.5 (50.9) | 4.8 (40.6) | 15.9 (60.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.9 (30.4) | 1.7 (35.1) | 6.6 (43.9) | 12.4 (54.3) | 17.5 (63.5) | 21.5 (70.7) | 24.4 (75.9) | 23.3 (73.9) | 18.4 (65.1) | 12.8 (55.0) | 6.7 (44.1) | 1.3 (34.3) | 12.1 (53.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −20.0 (−4.0) | −16.0 (3.2) | −6.6 (20.1) | −0.6 (30.9) | 5.0 (41.0) | 11.9 (53.4) | 17.0 (62.6) | 14.1 (57.4) | 7.9 (46.2) | −0.4 (31.3) | −6.4 (20.5) | −12.4 (9.7) | −20.0 (−4.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 32.3 (1.27) | 38.7 (1.52) | 64.4 (2.54) | 80.3 (3.16) | 111.8 (4.40) | 163.7 (6.44) | 204.8 (8.06) | 154.5 (6.08) | 86.5 (3.41) | 74.2 (2.92) | 47.2 (1.86) | 23.9 (0.94) | 1,082.3 (42.6) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.9 | 8.4 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 10.2 | 12.0 | 11.6 | 10.2 | 9.4 | 8.1 | 6.2 | 112.1 |
| Average snowy days | 5.1 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 13.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 70 | 70 | 67 | 67 | 69 | 75 | 79 | 81 | 78 | 74 | 71 | 68 | 72 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 106.6 | 108.9 | 143.1 | 167.3 | 172.6 | 162.4 | 177.1 | 162.5 | 139.0 | 136.5 | 127.9 | 122.2 | 1,726.1 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 33 | 35 | 38 | 43 | 40 | 38 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 39 | 41 | 39 | 39 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||

## Administration

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.
Map :
| Shihe Pingqiao Luoshan County Guangshan County Xin County Shangcheng County Gushi County Huangchuan County Huaibin County Xi County |||||||
| English Name | Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | Area | Population | Density |
| Shihe District | 浉河区 | 浉河區 | Shīhé Qū | 1,782.51 | 594,391 | 333 |
| Pingqiao District | 平桥区 | 平橋區 | Píngqiáo Qū | 1,883.42 | 635,651 | 337 |
| Huangchuan County | 潢川县 | 潢川縣 | Huángchuān Xiàn | 1,638 | 630,333 | 385 |
| Huaibin County | 淮滨县 | 淮濱縣 | Huáibīn Xiàn | 1,208 | 570,156 | 472 |
| Xi County | 息县 | 息縣 | Xī Xiàn | 1,835 | 793,746 | 433 |
| Xin County | 新县 | 新縣 | Xīn Xiàn | 1,612 | 275,285 | 171 |
| Shangcheng County | 商城县 | 商城縣 | Shāngchéng Xiàn | 2,130 | 495,491 | 233 |
| Gushi County | 固始县 | 固始縣 | Gùshǐ Xiàn | 2,946 | 1,023,857 | 348 |
| Luoshan County | 罗山县 | 羅山縣 | Luóshān Xiàn | 2,065 | 504,542 | 244 |
| Guangshan County | 光山县 | 光山縣 | Guāngshān Xiàn | 1,835 | 275,282 | 150 |

## Demographics

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.
Its built up area is home to 1,230,042 inhabitants spread out on 2 urban districts and 3,665.9 square kilometres (1,415.4 sq mi).

## Culture

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.
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.), 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.

## Transportation

* 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

## Education

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

## Recreation

* Jigong Mountain
* Nanwan Lake
* Lingshan Temple
* Jingju Temple

## Twin towns

* Niimi, Okayama, Japan
* Ashkelon, Israel