Xinzhou
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Xinzhou is a prefecture-level city in Shanxi, with administrative division code 140900.

## Administrative status

Xinzhou is part of [Shanxi](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi.html) (province)[^mca2023].

## Subdivisions

14 county-level or higher divisions[^mca2023]:

- [Xinfu District](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-xinfu.html) (district, 140902)
- [Dingxiang County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-dingxiang.html) (county, 140921)
- [Wutai County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-wutai.html) (county, 140922)
- [Dai County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-dai.html) (county, 140923)
- [Fanshi County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-fanshi.html) (county, 140924)
- [Ningwu County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-ningwu.html) (county, 140925)
- [Jingle County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-jingle.html) (county, 140926)
- [Shenchi County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-shenchi.html) (county, 140927)
- [Wuzhai County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-wuzhai.html) (county, 140928)
- [Kelan County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-kelan.html) (county, 140929)
- [Hequ County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-hequ.html) (county, 140930)
- [Baode County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-baode.html) (county, 140931)
- [Pianguan County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-pianguan.html) (county, 140932)
- [Yuanping](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-yuanping.html) (county-level city, 140981)

## Basic facts

- Administrative division code: 140900[^mca2023]
- Area: 25,151.55 km²[^wikidata]
- Population: 2.69 million (2020)[^wikidata]

## History

- 14 June 2000: established[^wikidata].
- Replaced 忻县地区[^wikidata].

Updated: 2026-10-29

Tags:
- Administrative division https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/tags/admin-division.html

Relations:
- Located in: Shanxi https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Xinfu District https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-xinfu.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Dingxiang County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-dingxiang.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Wutai County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-wutai.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Dai County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-dai.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Fanshi County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-fanshi.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Ningwu County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-ningwu.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Jingle County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-jingle.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Shenchi County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-shenchi.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Wuzhai County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-wuzhai.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Kelan County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-kelan.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)

Mentioned in:
- Shanxi https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi.html
- Xinfu District https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-xinfu.html
- Dingxiang County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-dingxiang.html
- Wutai County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-wutai.html
- Dai County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-dai.html
- Fanshi County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-fanshi.html
- Ningwu County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-ningwu.html
- Jingle County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-jingle.html
- Shenchi County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-shenchi.html
- Wuzhai County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-wuzhai.html

Sources:
- 2023年中华人民共和国县以上行政区划代码（民政部） https://www.mca.gov.cn/mzsj/xzqh/2023/202301xzqh.html 代码 140900 忻州市
- Wikidata Q73119 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q73119
- Xinzhou (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xinzhou
- 忻州市（维基百科） https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BF%BB%E5%B7%9E%E5%B8%82