Yicheng County

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Yicheng County
翼城县
Yicheng in Linfen
Yicheng in Linfen
Linfen in Shanxi
Linfen in Shanxi
Yicheng is located in Shanxi
Yicheng
Yicheng
Location of the seat in Shanxi
Coordinates (Yicheng County government): 35°44′23″N 111°43′08″E / 35.7397°N 111.7190°E / 35.7397; 111.7190Coordinates: 35°44′23″N 111°43′08″E / 35.7397°N 111.7190°E / 35.7397; 111.7190
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShanxi
Prefecture-level cityLinfen
County Seat
Area
 • County1,168 km2 (451 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[2]
 • County323,517
 • Density280/km2 (720/sq mi)
 • Urban137,500
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
043500
Websitehttp://www.yicheng.gov.cn/

Yicheng County (simplified Chinese: 翼城县; traditional Chinese: 翼城縣; pinyin: Yìchéng Xiàn) is a county in the prefecture-level city of Linfen, in the south of Shanxi Province, China.[3] The county spans an area of 1,168 square kilometres,[1] and is home to 323,517 people as of 2019.[2]

Geography[]

Yicheng County is located in southern Shanxi Province, straddling both sides of the .[1] The county's elevation ranges from 473 to 1,556 meters in height.[1]

Government[]

Administrative divisions[]

Yicheng County has jurisdiction over 6 towns and 4 townships, which are further divided into 151 administrative villages.[3][1] Yicheng's six towns are (唐兴镇), Nanliang (南梁镇), (里寨镇), (隆化镇), (桥上镇), (西阎镇).[1] Yicheng's four townships are (中卫乡), (南唐乡), (王庄乡), (浇底乡).[1] The county's government is seated in Tangxing.[1]

County budget[]

In 2019, the county government's fiscal revenue was 331.96 million yuan, of which, 211.66 million yuan came from tax revenue.[2]

Yicheng County 2019 Budget[2]
Category Expenditure (million RMB) Percent change from 2018 Percent of total 2019 Budget
Education 350.62 +1.6% 16.39%
Agriculture, forestry, and water 323.7 -13.9% 15.13%
General public service 164.73 +6.6% 7.70%
Urban and rural community affairs 150.3 -7.0% 7.03%
Public safety 94.42 +2.9% 4.41%
Culture, sports, and media 39.75 +9.8% 1.86%
Medical, health, and family planning 35.736 +24.8% 1.67%
Social security and employment 32.135 +2.7% 1.50%
Energy conservation and environmental protection 10.729 -1.7% 0.50%
Science and technology 4.56 +85.4% 0.21%
Other 932.22 N/A 43.58%
TOTAL 2,138.9 +5.4%

Demographics[]

As of 2019, the county's permanent population was 323,517, of which 137,500 were urban residents.[2] In 2019, the county recorded a birth rate of 8.75 per 1,000, and a death rate of 5.9 per 1,000, resulting in a natural growth rate of 2.85 per 1,000.[2]

Economy[]

Yicheng reported a GDP of 7.14 billion yuan in 2019, a 4.1% increase from 2018, but relatively unchanged from its 2015 GDP of 7.07 billion yuan.[2] Retail sales totaled 3.82 billion yuan the same year.[2] The county has an average disposable income of 19,188 yuan, which is 32,404 yuan among urban residents and 12,796 yuan among rural residents.

Agriculture[]

Yicheng County has 40,173 hectares of cropland, as of 2019, of which, 38,825 hectares were devoted to grain production, mostly corn and wheat, producing 186,701 tons of grain.[2]

Industry[]

Industrial enterprises in Yicheng County produced 3.531 million tons of raw coal, 344,000 tons of pig iron, and 36.21 million kWh of electricity in 2019.[2] The county primarily relies on coal for electricity production, but other sources of power generation are becoming more prominent.[2]

Transportation[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h 翼城县概况地图. xzqh.org (in Chinese). 2016-10-18. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l 翼城县2019年国民经济和社会发展统计公报 (in Chinese). Yicheng County People's Government. 2020-04-03. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  3. ^ a b 翼城概况 (in Chinese). Yicheng County People's Government. 2020-04-03. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 2020-06-03.


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