Yangyuan County Explained

Yangyuan County
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Settlement Type:County
Pushpin Map:China Hebei
Pushpin Label:Yangyuan
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the seat in Hebei
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Hebei
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Zhangjiakou
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:40.1167°N 124°W
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8
Order:st
P:Yángyuán Xiàn
W:Yang-yüan Hsien
L:
Yang Plain County

Yangyuan County is a county in Zhangjiakou Prefecture, Hebei Province, China.

Geography

Yangyuan is bounded by Huai'an County to the north, Xuanhua County to the east, Yu County to the south, and by Datong municipality in Shanxi Province to the north and west.

History

Under the Han, Yangyuan County was part of Dai Commandery.

Administration

Yangyuan runs 5 towns (zhen, 镇) and 9 townships (xiang, 乡). The county executive, legislature and judiciary are in Xicheng Town, together with the CPC and PSB branches.

Towns

Townships