Fenxi County

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Fenxi County
汾西县
Fensi
County
Fenxi is located in Shanxi
Fenxi
Fenxi
Location of the seat in Shanxi
Coordinates: 36°39′11″N 111°33′50″E / 36.653°N 111.564°E / 36.653; 111.564Coordinates: 36°39′11″N 111°33′50″E / 36.653°N 111.564°E / 36.653; 111.564
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShanxi
Prefecture-level cityLinfen
Area
 • Total880 km2 (340 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total150,522
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Fenxi County (Chinese: 汾西; pinyin: Fénxī) is a county of Shanxi province, China. It is under the administration of Linfen city. The county spans an area of 880 square kilometres (340 sq mi), and has a permanent population of 150,522 as of 2019.[1]

Toponymy[]

Fenxi literally means west (Chinese: 西; pinyin: xī) of the Fen River (Chinese: 汾; pinyin: fén), due to the county's location along the western banks of the Fen River.[2]

History[]

According to the Yuanhe Maps and Records of Prefectures and Counties, the area of present-day Fenxi County was once known as Yicheng (simplified Chinese: 义城; traditional Chinese: 義城; pinyin: Yìchéng).[2]

The Western Han organized the area as Zhi County (simplified Chinese: 彘县; traditional Chinese: 彘縣; pinyin: Zhì Xiàn), which the Eastern Han changed to Yong'an County (simplified Chinese: 永安县; traditional Chinese: 永安縣; pinyin: Yǒng'ān Xiàn).[2]

The Northern Wei reorganized the area was Fenxi Commandery (Chinese: 汾西郡; pinyin: Fénxī Jùn).[2]

During the Song dynasty, the area belonged to  [zh].[2]

In the Jin dynasty, the area belonged to  [zh].[2]

During the Yuan dynasty, the area belonged to  [zh].[2]

Under the Ming dynasty and the Qing dynasty, the area was administered again under Pingyang Fu.[2]

People's Republic of China[]

In 1949, the area fell under the jurisdiction of Linfen Prefecture, which was renamed to  [zh] in 1954.[2] The current iteration of Fenxi County was established in 1961.[2]

Geography[]

Fenxi County is located along the west bank of the Fen River, and along the southeastern portion of the Lüliang Mountains.[3] The county's terrain is higher in the northwest, lower in the southeast, and generally characteristic of the Loess Plateau[3] The county's highest point is Xigushe Mountain (Chinese: 西姑射山; pinyin: Xīgūshè Shān), at 1,890 metres (6,200 ft) above sea level; the county's lowest point is in southern  [zh], at 583 metres (1,913 ft) above sea level.[3]

Major rivers in Fenxi County include the Fen River, the Tuanbaijian River (Chinese: 团柏涧河; pinyin: Tuánbǎijiàn Hé), and the Duizhu River (Chinese: 对竹河; pinyin: Duìzhú Hé).[3]

Administrative divisions[]

Fenxi County administers 5 towns and 3 townships.[4]

Towns[]

Fenxi County's 5 towns are  [zh],  [zh],  [zh],  [zh], and  [zh].[4]

Townships[]

Fenxi County's 3 townships are  [zh],  [zh], and  [zh].[4]

Demographics[]

Fenxi County has a sex ratio of 108.15 males per 100 females.[1]

As of 2019, 71,924 people in Fenxi County, or 47.78% of the population, lived in urban areas; 78,598 people, or 52.22% of the population, lived in rural areas.[1] The county's most populous village-level division, as of 2019, is Xiatuanbai (Chinese: 下团柏村), with a population of 3,360; the county's least populous village-level division is Goudi (Chinese: 沟底村), with a population of 320.[1]

The population of 150,522 reported in 2019 is up from the 144,791 reported in the 2010 Chinese Census.[1][2] In the 2000 Chinese Census, Fenxi County's population was 133,836.[2] A 1996 estimate put the county's population at about 120,000.[2]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e 面积人口 [Area and Population] (in Chinese). Fenxi County People's Government. 2021-04-30. Archived from the original on 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m 汾西县历史沿革 [Fenxi County Organizational History]. xzqh.org (in Chinese). 2016-11-08. Archived from the original on 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d 汾西县概况地图 [Fenxi County Overview]. xzqh.org (in Chinese). 2016-10-18. Archived from the original on 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c 2020年统计用区划代码（汾西县） [2020 Statistical Division Codes (Fenxi County)] (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
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