Xingtai
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Xingtai (), formerly known as Xingzhou or Shunde, is a prefecture-level city in southern Hebei province, People's Republic of China. It has a total area of and administers 4 districts, 2 county-level cities and 12 counties. At the 2020 census, its population was 7,111,106 inhabitants. By the end of 2024, the total resident population of the city will be 6.877,800. Among them, the resident population of urban areas is 3,921,700. It borders Shijiazhuang and Hengshui in the north, Handan in the south, and the provinces of Shandong and Shanxi in the east and west respectively.
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Xingtai is a prefecture-level city in China, situated in the Hebei province. Its administrative center is Xiangdu District, and the city also contains Xindu District, Xingtai County, and Lincheng County. The area spans 12,433.26 square kilometers with a population of 7,111,106. Xingtai shares borders with Shijiazhuang, Hengshui, and Handan.
The city’s official name is 邢台市, and it uses the postal code 054000. It operates in the UTC+08:00 time zone and has the license plate code 冀E. Historically, the region has been located within the administrative entities of Zhili, the Provisional Government of the Republic of China, and the Wang Jingwei regime.
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- Sitting Bull City ()
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- Clockwise from top: Xingtai Liberation Monument, sculpture of Lying Bull, Xingtai Telegraph Building, city wall ruins and Huoshen Temple, Zhongxing West Street, Dakaiyuan Temple, Qingfeng Tower, statue of Guo Shoujing
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- Location of the city center in Hebei
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- Instance of
- prefecture-level city
- Official name
- 邢台市
- Country
- China
- Located in
- Zhili
- Capital
- Xiangdu District
- Population
- 7111106
- Area
- 12433.26
- Time zone
- UTC+08:00
- Shares border with
- Handan
- Official website
- www.xingtai.gov.cn
- Image
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- Licence plate code
- 冀E
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- Xingtai
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- Category:Xingtai
- postal code
- 054000
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Xingtai
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- 邢台
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- Xingtai
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Xingtai (), formerly known as Xingzhou or Shunde, is a prefecture-level city in southern Hebei province, People's Republic of China. It has a total area of and administers 4 districts, 2 county-level cities and 12 counties. At the 2020 census, its population was 7,111,106 inhabitants. By the end of 2024, the total resident population of the city will be 6.877,800. Among them, the resident population of urban areas is 3,921,700. It borders Shijiazhuang and Hengshui in the north, Handan in the south, and the provinces of Shandong and Shanxi in the east and west respectively.
==History== Xingtai is the oldest city in North China. The history of Xingtai can be traced back 3500 years ago. During the Shang dynasty, Xingtai functioned as a capital city. During the Zhou dynasty, the State of Xingfrom which the present name deriveswas founded in the city. During the Warring States period, the state of Zhao made Xingtai its provisional capital. The city was known as Xindu for most of the Qin dynasty, but after the 207 BC Battle of Julu (within present-day Pingxiang County, not today's Julu County), it became known as Xiangguo. During the Sixteen Kingdoms Period, when the Later Zhao was founded by Shi Le of the Jie, the capital was again at Xiangguo. During the Sui and Tang dynasties, the city was known as Xingzhou.
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