Yiyuan County
沂源县 | |
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Coordinates (Yiyuan County government): 36°11′06″N 118°10′15″E / 36.1849°N 118.1708°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Shandong |
Prefecture-level city | Zibo |
Area | |
• Water | 1,636 km2 (632 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 576,000 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard Time) |
Website | www |
Yiyuan County (Chinese: 沂源; pinyin: Yíyuán; Wade–Giles: Iyüan) is a county in the centre of China's Shandong province and is located in the deep Tai-yi Mountains, and is the southernmost county-level division under the jurisdiction of Zibo City. It had a population of 576,000 according to the county government,[1] of which 104,200 lives in the county town.[citation needed] Yiyuan has the nickname of “Roof of Shandong” because of its highest average altitude among all counties within the province.[1]