Xingyi, Guizhou


Xingyi is a county-level city and seat of the Qianxinan Buyei and Miao [Autonomous Prefecture], in the southwest of Guizhou Province, China.

Administrative divisions

Xingyi has 12 subdistricts, 17 towns and 3 townships:
;subdistricts:
  • Huangcao Subdistrict
  • Xingtai Subdistrict
  • Jushan Subdistrict
  • Fengdu Subdistrict
  • Pingdong Subdistrict
  • Mujia Subdistrict
  • Xiawutun Subdistrict
  • Wanfenglin Subdistrict
  • Sajin Subdistrict
  • Maling Subdistrict
  • Dingxiao Subdistrict
  • Mulong Subdistrict
;towns:
  • Jingnan Town
  • Nidang Town
  • Nanpanjiang Town
  • Pengzha Town
  • Lubuge Town
  • Sanjiangkou Town
  • Wusha Town
  • Baiwanyao Town
  • Weishe Town
  • Qingshuihe Town
  • Zhengtun Town
  • Wantun Town
  • Lutun Town
  • Canggeng Town
  • Qishe Town
  • Zerong Town
  • Zhuchangping Town
;townships:
  • Cangjiang Township
  • Luowan Township
  • Xiongwu Township

Geography

Xingyi borders Anlong County to the east, Xilin County and Longlin County, Guangxi to the south, Luoping County and Fuyuan County, Yunnan to the west, and Xingren, Pu'an County and Panzhou to the north.
The city has an area of 2911 square kilometers, and a population of 784,032 as of 2010. It is under the administration of the Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture.
File:Capture of Xingyi, Yunnan.jpg|thumb|center|400px|Capture of Xingyi by the Qing Dynasty during the Panthay Rebellion.

Transportation

Xingyi is served by the Nanning–Kunming Railway and by the Xingyi Wanfenglin Airport.

Biodiversity hotspot

Based on Red Data Book listed endangered species of fish, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals, Xingyi is one of nine vertebrate biodiversity hotspots of China.