Xinyi, Guangdong

Xinyi 信宜市
County-level city
Xinyi Location in Guangdong
Coordinates: 22°21′N 110°57′E / 22.350°N 110.950°ECoordinates: 22°21′N 110°57′E / 22.350°N 110.950°E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Guangdong
Prefecture-level city	Maoming
Area
• Total	3,081 km^2 (1,190 sq mi)
Population (2010 census)	913,708
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	525300
Area code(s)	(+86) 668
Vehicle registration	粤 K
Website	http://www.xinyi.gov.cn/

Xinyi
Chinese	信宜
Postal	Sunyi
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xìnyí Wade–Giles Hsin-i

Xinyi, formerly romanized as Sunyi,^{[lower-alpha 1]} is a county-level city in Guangdong Province, China. It is administered as part of the prefecture-level city of Maoming in the southwestern corner of the province.^[2] It has a population of 913,708 people.

History

Under the Qing, Xinyi County formed part of the commandery of Gaozhou.^[1] After the Chinese Civil War, it was reörganized under Maoming.

Transportation

• China National Highway 207

Schools

Xinyi Middle School, the first county school in Xinyi District, was set up in 1916. It is now a national-level model high school.

Districts

• Zhusha

Notes

1. Xinyi was also formerly romanized Sin-e.^[1]

References

1. Gützlaff, Charles, China Opened, p. 527.
2. http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90783/91300/7150317.html

External links

• Official website (Chinese)