Yucheng () is a county-level city located in the northwest of
Shandong
Shandong ( , ; ; Chinese postal romanization, alternately romanized as Shantung) is a coastal Provinces of China, province of the China, People's Republic of China and is part of the East China region.
Shandong has played a major role in His ...
province, China. It is administered by the
prefecture-level city
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure.
During the Republican era, many of Chi ...
of
Dezhou
Dezhou () is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Shandong province, People's Republic of China. It borders the provincial capital of Jinan to the southeast, Liaocheng to the southwest, Binzhou to the northeast, and the province of Hebei t ...
.
The population was in 1999.
History
The name of "Yucheng" means "the city of Great Yu", who is believed to be the first king of Xia Dynasty, and an ancient hero specializing in fighting with flood. The county of Yucheng was set up in Tang dynasty, 692 AD.
Administrative divisions
As 2012, this City is divided to 1 subdistrict, 7 towns and 3 townships.
;Subdistricts
*Shizhong Subdistrict ()
;Towns
;Townships
*Litun Township ()
*Shiliwang Township ()
*Juzhen Township ()
Climate
References
External links
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Official homepage
{{County-level divisions of Shandong
Yucheng
Dezhou
Cities in Shandong