Located on the southern part of the province and the west of Yongzhou, the county is bordered to the north by Qiyang County and Changning City, to the east by Guiyang County, to the southeast by Jiahe County, to the southwest and the west by Ningyuan County. Xintian County covers 1,022.4 km2 (394.8 sq mi), as of 2015, it had a registered population of 431,500 and a permanent resident population of 339,200.[4] The county has 11 towns and a townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Longquan (龙泉镇).[5]
^Yongzhou City Land Use Plan (2006–20)/《永州市土地利用总体规划(2006-2020年)》.(in Chinese) Accessed 8 July 2014.
^"永州市2010年第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报". TJCN.org (in Chinese). China Statistical Information Network/中国统计信息网. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
^2015年新田县国民经济和社会发展统计公报 [Statistical Communiqué of Xintian County on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development]. Yongzhou People's Government. or yztj.gov.cn