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Yonghe County

Field	Value
name	Yonghe County
native_name	永和县
other_name	Yunghwo; Yungho
postal_code_type	Postal code
settlement_type	County
image_skyline	Qiankun Bend.jpg
image_caption	Qiankun Bend of Yellow River in Yonghe
image_map	ChinaLinfenYonghe.png
map_caption	Yonghe in Linfen
image_map1	Location of Linfen Prefecture within Shanxi (China).png
map_caption1	Linfen in Shanxi
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	People's Republic of China
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Shanxi
subdivision_type2	Prefecture-level city
subdivision_name2	Linfen
area_total_km2	1214
population_as_of	2010
population_density_km2	auto
timezone	China Standard
utc_offset	+8
native_name_lang	zh
population_total	63649
seat	Zhihe

Yonghe County () is a county in the southwest of Shanxi province, China, bordering Shaanxi province to the west across the Yellow River. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Linfen, and located in its northwest corner. The county spans an area of 1214 km2, and, as of the 2010 Chinese Census, the county had a population of 63,649. The county government's seat is located in the town 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 People's Republic of China in 1949, the county was placed under the jurisdiction of the prefecture of Linfen. 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 prefecture-level city in 2000.

Geography

Yonghe County's highest point reaches 1524 m above sea level, and its lowest point, along the Yellow River, is 511.9 m 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.

Climate

Administrative divisions

Yonghe County administers two towns and five townships.

Towns

The county's two towns are Zhihe and .

Townships

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

Demographics

In the 2010 Chinese Census, the county's population totaled 63,649, up from the 61,001 recorded in the 2000 Chinese Census. A 1996 estimate put the county's population at approximately 60,000.

References

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link. [[China Meteorological Administration]]
(2020). "". link. [[National Bureau of Statistics of China]]

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