Xiangfen County

Xiangfen County
襄汾县
Hsiangfen
People's Hospital
People's Hospital
Xiangfen in Linfen
Xiangfen in Linfen
Linfen in Shanxi
Linfen in Shanxi
CountryChina
ProvinceShanxi
Prefecture-level cityLinfen
County seatXincheng (新城镇)
Area
 • Total1,034 km2 (399 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total442,614
 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
041500
Area code0357
Websitewww.xiangfen.gov.cn

Xiangfen County (simplified Chinese: 襄汾县; traditional Chinese: 襄汾縣; pinyin: Xiāngfén Xiàn) is a county in the southwest of Shanxi Province, China.[1] It was established in February 1954 from the merger of the former Xiangling County (襄陵县) and Fencheng County (汾城县).[2] The county falls under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Linfen, and has an area of 1,034 km2 (399 sq mi) and has 442,614 inhabitants.[1][2]

Taosi archeological site is in Xiangfen County.

  1. ^ a b c 襄汾简介 (in Chinese). Official website of Xiangfen County Government. 2017-09-29. Archived from the original on 2020-06-10. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  2. ^ a b c 襄汾县历史沿革. xzqh.org (in Chinese). 2016-11-08. Archived from the original on 2020-06-10. Retrieved 2020-06-10.