Yonghe County () is a county in the southwest of

Shanxi Shanxi (; ; formerly romanised as Shansi) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the North China region. The capital and largest city of the province is Taiyuan, while its next most populated prefecture-lev ...

province, China, bordering

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province to the west across the

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. It is under the administration of the

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Linfen Linfen is a prefecture-level city in the southwest of Shanxi province, China, bordering Shaanxi province to the west. It is situated along the banks of the Fen River. It has an area of and according to the 2020 Census, a population of 3,976,4 ...

, and located in its northwest corner. The county spans an area of , and, as of the

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, the county had a population of 63,649. The county government's seat is located in the

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of Zhihe.

History

In 619 CE, the area was organized as Donghezhou (). In 628 CE, Donghezhou was abolished, and the area was placed under the jurisdiction of .

People's Republic of China

Upon the establishment of the

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in 1949, the county was placed under the jurisdiction of the

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. In 1954, the county was placed under the administration of . In 1958, Yonghe County was briefly abolished. Upon the country's re-establishment in 1961, it was returned to Jinnan Prefecture. In 1970, the county was placed under the jurisdiction of the prefecture of Linfen, which became a

in 2000.

Geography

Yonghe County's highest point reaches above sea level, and its lowest point, along the

, is above sea level. The Yellow River flows through the county from north to south, as well as numerous tributaries, such as the Zhi River () and the Sangbi River () both flow through the county. The county is located in the southern end of the

Lüliang Mountains The Lüliang Mountains are a mountain range in central China, dividing Shanxi's Fen River valley from the Yellow River. The range forces the Yellow River southwards on the eastern side of the Ordos Loop but tapers off to the south, where the Fen ...

Climate

Administrative divisions

Yonghe County administers two

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and five

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Towns

The county's two towns are Zhihe and .

Townships

The county's five townships are , , , , and .

Demographics

In the

, the county's population totaled 63,649, up from the 61,001 recorded in the

2000 Chinese Census The 2000 Chinese census, officially the Fifth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China (), was conducted by the government of the People's Republic of China with 1 November 2000 as its zero hour. The total population was calcula ...

. A 1996 estimate put the county's population at approximately 60,000.

References

{{authority control County-level divisions of Shanxi Linfen