| Shenxian | |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Image Map1: | ChinaShandongLiaocheng.png |
| Map Caption1: | Liaocheng in Shandong |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Shen County government |
| Coordinates: | 36.234°N 115.671°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Shandong |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Liaocheng |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township-level divisions |
| Subdivision Name3: | 4 subdistricts 16 towns 4 townships |
| Seat Type: | County seat |
| Seat: | Yanta Subdistrict (Chinese: 燕塔街道) |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1420 |
| Elevation M: | 42 |
| Elevation Ft: | 138 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 982700 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset1: | +8 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 252400 |
| Area Code: | 0635 |
Shen County, or Shenxian, is a county of western Shandong province, People's Republic of China, bordering Henan to the south and southwest and Hebei to the west. It is the southernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Liaocheng.
The population was in 1999.[3]
Shen County ranges in latitude from 35° 46' to 36° 25' N and in longitude from 115° 20' to 115° 44' E, reaching in north–south extent and 32km (20miles) in east–west width, and covers an area of 1387.74km2. It borders Guan County and Dongchangfu District to the north, Yanggu County across the Jinxian River (Chinese: 金线河) to the east, Puyang City of Henan to the south, and Handan City of Hebei to the west.
Shen County has a monsoon-influenced, continental semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk) with four distinct seasons. Winters are cold and very dry, with a 24-hour average temperature of NaN°C in January, while summers are hot and humid, with a 24-hour average temperature of 26.8°C in July; the annual mean is 13.4°C. Nearly half of the annual rainfall occurs in July and August alone.
There are 4 subdistricts, 16 towns and 4 townships in the county:[4]
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