be north of sth　是在sth.之外的北方
in the north of sth 是在sth之内的北方
例如
Hubei is north of Hunan.
Xiangfang is in the north of Hubei .那这样对不对xuzhou is in the north-west of jiangsu对的啊。徐州市位于江苏省北部，在江苏省内。哦，谢谢了