Xinzhou is located in the north central part of Shanxi Province, bordering Hebei Province across the Taihang Mountains to the east, Inner Mongolia and Shaanxi to the west across the Yellow River.It has jurisdiction over 2 cities, 12 counties, 58 towns, 232 townships and 3 sub district offices.The prefectural party committee and administrative office are located in Xinzhou City.[History] In the Spring and Autumn Period, most of Xinzhou belonged to Jin, Zhao in the Warring States Period, Taiyuan, Yanmen, Taiping and other counties in the Qin and Han Dynasties, Xinxing County and Yanmen County in the Sui Dynasty, Yanmen County in Xinzhou in the Tang, Five Dynasties, and Song Dynasties, Xinzhou, Daizhou, and Baodezhou in the Jin, Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties, Yanmen Road in the early Republic of China, and then the First and Second Commissions of Shanxi.After liberation, Xinxian County was established.At the end of 1958, it was merged with Yanbei District to form Jinbei District, and in 1961, Xinxian District was re established.In 1970, it was changed into a district, and in 1978, it was changed into an administrative office.In 1983, Xinxian County was changed into Xinzhou City, and then Xinzhou District
