Xiangfen County Explained

Xiangfen County
Other Name:Hsiangfen
Native Name Lang:zh-Hans
Postal Code:041500
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Seat:Xincheng (Chinese: 新城镇)
Seat Type:County seat
Settlement Type:County
Image Map1:Location of Linfen Prefecture within Shanxi (China).png
Map Caption1:Linfen in Shanxi
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Shanxi
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Linfen
Area Code:0357
Area Total Km2:1034
Population As Of:2010
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Total:442614
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8
Population Footnotes:[1]

Xiangfen County is a county in the southwest of Shanxi Province, China. It was established in February 1954 from the merger of the former Xiangling County and Fencheng County .[2] The county falls under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Linfen, and has an area of 1034km2 and has 442,614 inhabitants.[3]

Taosi archeological site is in Xiangfen County.

Administrative divisions

Xiangfen County has jurisdiction over seven towns and six townships.[4] These towns and townships are then further divided into 6 neighborhood committees, and 348 village committees.

The county's seven towns are,,,,,, and .

The county's six townships are Taosi Township,,,,, and .

Economy

The county has vast mineral deposits, including 2.8 billion tons of proven coal reserves, 371 million tons of gypsum, and 30 million tons of iron ore.[3] Other mined resources include dolomite, gold, silver, and copper.[3]

The county's heavy industries produce a number of industrial resources, such as coal coke, chemicals, steel, cement, and cast iron.[3] Other more complex goods such as auto parts, fitness equipment, and industrial sewing machines are also produced in Xiangfen County.[3]

Transportation

Road

The G5 Beijing–Kunming Expressway and the G22 Qingdao–Lanzhou Expressway run through the county.[3]

Rail

The Datong–Puzhou railway and the Datong–Xi'an passenger railway run through the county.[3]

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016-11-08 . zh:襄汾县历史沿革. http://xzqh.org/html/show/sx/3729.html. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200610222311/http://xzqh.org/html/show/sx/3729.html. 2020-06-10. 2020-06-10. xzqh.org. zh.
  2. Web site: 2016-11-08 . zh:襄汾县历史沿革. http://xzqh.org/html/show/sx/3729.html. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200610222311/http://xzqh.org/html/show/sx/3729.html. 2020-06-10. 2020-06-10. xzqh.org. zh.
  3. Web site: 2017-09-29 . zh:襄汾简介 . http://www.xiangfen.gov.cn/contents/3540/120044.html. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200610215611/http://www.xiangfen.gov.cn/contents/3540/120044.html. 2020-06-10. 2020-06-10. Official website of Xiangfen County Government. zh.
  4. Web site: 2019 . zh:2019年统计用区划代码. http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2019/14/10/141023.html. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200610214426/http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2019/14/10/141023.html. 2020-06-10. 2020-06-10. www.stats.gov.cn. zh.