Which province and city is Xinyang?

Xinyang is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Henan Province, so Xinyang belongs to Henan Province and not to other cities.

In the early days of the founding of New China, Xinyang was divided into Xinyang area and Huangchuan area. Xinyang area includes the whole city of Zhumadian, which is a county-level city directly managed by Xinyang area. 1952, 10, Huangchuan area was abolished and transferred to Xinyang area. 1965, Xinyang area was included in Zhumadian area. 1970, Xinyang area was renamed Xinyang area, and the area was located in Xinyang city at the county level. On June 9 1998, Xinyang area, county-level Xinyang City and Xinyang County were abolished, and prefecture-level Xinyang City, county-level Hehe District and Pingqiao District were established.

Xinyang City is located in the south of Henan Province in the middle of China, bordering Anhui in the east and Hubei in the south, at the junction of Hubei, Henan and Anhui provinces, between the northern foot of Dabie Mountain and the upper reaches of Huaihe River.

Xinyang terrain is high in the south and low in the north, which is a stepped landform with alternating mountains and rivers and various forms. The west and south are the mountainous areas of southern Henan, which are composed of Tongbai Mountain and Dabie Mountain, surrounded by mountains, covering an area of nearly 7,000 square kilometers, accounting for 36.9% of the city's total area. The two mountains are connected end to end, connected into an organic whole, winding along the border of Henan and Hubei, which is the watershed of the two major river basins in Jianghuai. Dabie Mountain is about 200 kilometers long in Xinyang, accounting for 80% of the area in southern Henan. Dongling is steep and majestic, with an altitude of more than 1000 meters. The western section is wide and gentle, mainly with low mountains below 1000 meters and occasional hills. Tongbai Mountain is 69 kilometers in Xinyang, accounting for 20% of southern Henan. The mountain is high and steep. Dabie Mountain-Jingangtai (elevation1584m) is the highest peak in Xinyang. The central part is a hilly area, located in the north and south of Henan, south of the connecting line of Minggang, Zhaihe and Gushi, with an altitude of 50 to 100 meters, covering an area of more than 7,000 square kilometers, accounting for 38.5% of the city's total area. Due to the strong cutting and scouring of Huainan water system, the hills with a height difference of 20 to 40 meters are undulating, and hills and valleys alternate with each other. This area is Xinyang's grain production base, with terraced fields, vertical and horizontal canals, dense ponds and rice fields, which look like Jiangnan scenery. There are Huanghuai Plain and depressions in the north, covering an area of more than 4,000 square kilometers, accounting for 24.6% of the city's total area. Among them, the plain is 30 to 59 meters above sea level, accounting for17% of the city's total area; The depressions are 22 to 35 meters above sea level, mainly distributed on both sides of the Huaihe River, accounting for 7.6% of the city's total area.

The Huaihe River flows through the north of Xinyang, and most of Xinyang is located in the south of the Huaihe River, which belongs to the transitional area from subtropical to warm temperate zone, with obvious monsoon climate. Xinyang is beautiful, the rice fields are full of fields, and the fragrant rice jumps. Xinyang has plenty of sunshine, with an average annual sunshine hours 1900 ~ 2 100 hours; The annual average temperature is 15.3 ~ 15.8℃, and the frost-free period is long, with an average of 220 ~ 230 days. Abundant rainfall, with an average annual rainfall of 993-1294 mm, humid air and a relative humidity of 74-78% per year. Four distinct seasons, each with its own characteristics. The weather in spring is changeable and rainy. There are more days of precipitation in spring than in summer, and the average rainfall in spring is 224 ~ 3 16mm. In summer, the weather with high temperature and humidity is obvious, with plenty of sunshine and heavy rainfall, with an average precipitation of 478-633mm. In autumn, the weather is cool and sunny, and the precipitation drops sharply, with an annual average precipitation of 177-225mm. In winter, the climate is dry and cold, with little precipitation, and the average annual precipitation is 9 1 ~ 120mm. The cold period is short, the average daily temperature is below 0℃, and the average number of days is about 30 days.