thumb|Sinying District Office, Tainan City
Xinying District () or Sinying District is a district and the location of the second administrative center of the Tainan City Government in Taiwan. Sugar production was the most important industry in Xinying.
History
thumb|left|Map of Xinying (labeled as Shinei) and surrounding region (1944)
left|thumb|Map of Xinying (labeled as T'ai-nan-hsien (Tainan) (Shinei) ) and surrounding region (1950)
On 7 January 1946, Tainan County was established and Xinying Township was made its county capital. On 25 December 1981, Xinying was upgraded from an urban township to a county-administered city. After 25 December 2010, Tainan City merged with Tainan County to form a single special municipality, subsequently Xinying City became Xinying District and became the capital of Tainan City along with Anping District.
Geography
Located in the northern portion of Tainan, Xinying has a tropical monsoon climate and is known for its many snacks and traditions.
Administrative divisions
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!colspan=2|Name !! Neighborhood count !! Households count<br/><small>May 2013</small> !! Area<br/><small>(km<sup>2</sup>)</small> !! Population<br/><small>May 2013</small> !! Pop. density<br/><small>(person/km<sup>2</sup>)</small>
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| Dahong Village || 大宏里 || 31 || 1347 || 0.4633 || 3765 || 8126.48
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| Zhongzheng Village || 忠政里 || 34 || 2088 || 0.4375 || 5764 || 13174.86
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| Minquan Village || 民權里 || 24 || 1194 || 0.3252 || 3101 || 9535.67
|-
| Sanxian Village || 三仙里 || 33 || 1245 || 0.4432 || 3478 || 7847.47
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| Minsheng Village || 民生里 || 30 || 1399 || 0.4402 || 4015 || 9120.85
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| Xinbei Village || 新北里 || 33 || 1836 || 0.8758 || 5396 || 6161.22
|-
| Xinnan Village || 新南里 || 30 || 1860 || 1.0654 || 5389 || 5058.19
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| Minrong Village || 民榮里 || 39 || 2027 || 0.7983 || 5378 || 6736.82
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| Haoping Village || 好平里 || 14 || 370 || 0.0659 || 982 || 14901.37
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| Yanping Village || 延平里 || 18 || 577 || 0.0704 || 1362 || 19346.59
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| Yongsheng Village || 永生里 || 22 || 453 || 0.0825 || 1199 || 14533.33
|-
| Xing'an Village || 興安里 || 15 || 199 || 0.8205 || 456 || 555.76
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| Xingye Village || 興業里 || 22 || 728 || 0.1321 || 1798 || 13610.9
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| Nanxing Village || 南興里 || 33 || 1180 || 0.5547 || 2967 || 5348.84
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| Zhongying Village || 中營里 || 15 || 519 || 1.305 || 1485 || 1137.93
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| Wanggong Village || 王公里 || 34 || 1711 || 0.4798 || 5199 || 10835.77
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| Xindong Village || 新東里 || 28 || 2433 || 0.8758 || 7564 || 8636.68
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| Tuku Village || 土庫里 || 18 || 576 || 3.2299 || 1820 || 563.49
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| Piliao Village || 埤寮里 || 15 || 687 || 2.1071 || 2084 || 989.04
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| Huzhen Village || 護鎮里 || 11 || 610 || 5.8811 || 1707 || 290.25
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| Jiafang Village || 嘉芳里 || 15 || 696 || 2.256 || 2091 || 926.86
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| Nanzhi Village || 南紙里 || 27 || 1483 || 1.8133 || 4338 || 2392.32
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| Taibei Village || 太北里 || 21 || 693 || 1.8467 || 2034 || 1101.42
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| Tainan Village || 太南里 || 20 || 690 || 1.2984 || 1775 || 1367.07
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| Jiubu Village || 舊廍里 || 8 || 153 || 2.2737 || 364 || 160.09
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| Tiexian Village || 鐵線里 (臺南市)|鐵線里 || 14 || 333 || 2.9332 || 823 || 280.58
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| Jiaodai Village || 角帶里 || 8 || 210 || 1.6528 || 518 || 313.41
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| Guye Village || 姑爺里 || 12 || 258 || 2.4123 || 645 || 267.38
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| Wuxing Village || 五興里 || 14 || 430 || 1.654 || 1125 || 680.17
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|colspan=2|Xinying District || 638 || 27985 || 38.5386 || 78622 || 2040.08
|}
Government institutions
thumb|[[Tainan City Government]]
- Tainan City Government
Education
Senior high schools
- National Xinying Senior High School (國立新營高級中學)
- National Xinying Industrial Professional School (國立新營高級工業職業學校)
- Tainan City Nan'guang Private Senior High School (臺南市私立南光高級中學)
- Tainan City Xingguo Private Senior High School (臺南市私立興國高級中學)
- Tainan City Yude Private Industrial Professional School (臺南市私立育德工業家事職業學校)
Junior high schools
- Tainan City Xindong Junior High School (臺南市立新東國民中學)
- Tainan City Taizi Junior High School (Taizi Palace) (臺南市立太子國民中學【太子宮】)
- Tainan City Nanxin Junior High School (臺南市立南新國民中學)
Primary schools
- Tainan City Xinying District Primary School (臺南市新營區新營國民小學)
- Tainan City Xinying District Tuku Primary School (臺南市新營區土庫國民小學)
- Tainan City Xinying District Gongcheng Primary School (臺南市新營區公誠國民小學)
- Tainan City Xinying District Nanzi Primary School (臺南市新營區南梓國民小學)
- Tainan City Xinying District Xinsheng Primary School (臺南市新營區新生國民小學)
- Tainan City Xinying District Xintai Primary School (臺南市新營區新泰國民小學)
- Tainan City Xinying District Xinjin Primary School (臺南市新營區新進國民小學)
- Tainan City Xinying District Xinqiao Primary School (Tiexian Bridge) (臺南市新營區新橋國民小學【鐵線橋】)
- Tainan City Xinying District Xinxing Primary School (臺南市新營區新興國民小學)
- Tainan City Xinying District Xinmin Primary School (臺南市新營區新民國民小學)
Tourist attractions
- Nanying Green Heart Park
- Xinying Cultural Center
- Xinying Night Market
- Taiwan Sugar Corporation Xinying Factory
- Nanying Green Metropolitan Park (南瀛綠都心公園)
- Swan Lake Park (天鵝湖公園)
- Xinying Sugar Rail Bike Route (新營糖鐵自行車道)
- Changsheng Military Base Green Tunnel (長勝營區綠色隧道)
- Nanzhi Community Park
- New Art Park Camp
Transportation
thumb|[[Xinying Station]]
Xinying is served by National Freeway 1 and Taiwan Railway Western Line (臺鐵西部幹線) Xinying Station. It is also served by Provincial Highway No. 1.
See also
- Tainan