Xinyu City, also known as Steel City, prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Jiangxi Province, an important member of the city cluster in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, is located in the central west of Jiangxi Province, east of Zhangshu City, Xinguan County, west of Yichun City, Yuanzhou District, south of Jiyan County, Anfu County, xiajiang County, north of Shanggao County, Ga'an City. It is located between 27°33′~28°05′ north latitude and 114°29′~115°24′ east longitude, with 6 types of basic landforms, including low mountains, high hills, low hills, hillocks, terraces, and plains; the climate is subtropical and humid, and the Yuanhe River is the main river flowing through Xinyu City; it has a total area of 3,178 square kilometers; it is the smallest city in the province in terms of area. As of the end of 2023, Xinyu had a resident population of 1,198,500 people. As of June 2023, Xinyu City has one district and one county under its jurisdiction; the municipal government is located in Yushui District.
Wu Bao Ding two years (267 years), divided Yichun set Xinyu, because the territory of the Yushui, and so named; May 1957, will be the new metaphor to change the name of Xinyu; 1960, the withdrawal of Xinyu County to set up a city, by the provincial jurisdiction; 1983, the establishment of the prefecture-level Xinyu City; Xinyu celebrities come out in their droves, literature has Jiangxi's first top scholar Lu Zhao; martial arts has late Qing Dynasty general Zhang Chunfa; politics has the power of the Ming Dynasty ministers Yan Song; the art of a generation of national painting master Fu Baoshi; Medicine has invented the AIDS cocktail therapy of medical doctor He Dayi; fairy has seven fairies down to the legend; book has the world's scientific masterpiece "Tian Gong Kaifu", for the Ming Dynasty scientists Song Yingxing in the Fenyi County as an oracle during the book; they make Xinyu become China's seven fairy legend of the hometown of the book, the book of the Tian Gong Kaifu, Xingguo investigation of the writings of the hometown of the master of national paintings, Fu Baoshi. Xinyu set up the city because of steel, strong city because of industry, industrialization rate of 38.9%. In the territory, there are scenic spots such as Nine Heavenly Yaochi Fairy Lake and Thousands of Chinese Caves. It has been awarded as National Forest City, National Garden City and National Greening Model City.
In 2022, Xinyu City realized a regional GDP of 125.215 billion yuan, an increase of 4.8% over the previous year. Per capita GDP is 104,130 yuan, an increase of 4.8%.