| Yucheng | |
| Settlement Type: | County-level city |
| Coordinates: | 36.934°N 116.638°W |
| Pushpin Map: | China Shandong |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Shandong |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Shandong |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dezhou |
| Seat Type: | Municipal seat |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 992 |
| Population As Of: | 2019 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 514300 |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 251200 |
Yucheng is a county-level city located in the northwest of Shandong province, China. It is administered by the prefecture-level city of Dezhou.
The population was in 1999.[3]
History The name of "Yucheng" means "the city of Great Yu", who is believed to be the first king of the Xia dynasty, and an ancient hero specializing in fighting with flood. The county of Yucheng was set up during the Tang dynasty in 692 AD.
As 2012, this city is divided to 1 subdistrict, 7 towns and 3 townships.[4]
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