Xincai County
Xincai County
新蔡县 Sintsai | |
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| Coordinates: 32°44′42″N 114°57′54″E / 32.7449°N 114.965°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Henan |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhumadian |
| Government | |
| • CPC County Party Secretary | Jia Guoyin (贾国印) |
| • County Magistrate | Wang Jingfeng (王景峰) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,442 km2 (557 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 846,400 |
| • Density | 590/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 463500 |
| Website | www |
Xincai County (Chinese: 新蔡县; pinyin: Xīncài Xiàn; postal: Sintsai) is a county in the southeast of Henan province, China, bordering Anhui province to the northeast and east. It is the easternmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Zhumadian. Xincai was one of the early locations of the Cai state during the Spring and Autumn period.