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.
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 .
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]
The G5 Beijing–Kunming Expressway and the G22 Qingdao–Lanzhou Expressway run through the county.[3]
The Datong–Puzhou railway and the Datong–Xi'an passenger railway run through the county.[3]