Jiyuan

济源市
Jǐyuán Shì

Administration Type	Sub-prefecture-level city
Area	1,931 km²
Population	660.000
GDP	¥12.076 billion (2004)
Major Nationalities	Han
County-level divisions	N/A
Township-level divisions	16
Area Code	Unknown

Jiyuan (simplified Chinese: 济源; pinyin: Jǐyuán) is a sub-prefecture-level city in northwestern Henan province, People's Republic of China. It borders the prefecture-level cities of Jiaozuo and Luoyang to the east and southwest respectively, as well as the province of Shanxi to the north.

Administration

The sub-prefecture-level city of Jiyuan administers 8 towns, 4 townships and 4 subdistricts.

History

Jiyuan was a county belonging to Jiaozuo city in the past, then it was divided from the city.

Agriculture

There are many crops grown in Jiyuan, such as wheat, peanut, cotton, sweet potato, maize and others.

Climate

Jiyuan, unlike in other Chinese regions, does not have serious drought or flood, but is very hot.

Transportation

The city is now developing quickly. It is more convenient for the people living in the county than before, as people can go to the city easily by bus.

External links

Government website of Jiyuan (available in Chinese and English)

Prefecture-level divisions of Henan

Prefecture-level cities:	Anyang \| Hebi \| Jiaozuo \| Kaifeng \| Luohe \| Luoyang \| Nanyang \| Pingdingshan Puyang \| Sanmenxia \| Shangqiu \| Xinxiang \| Xinyang \| Xuchang \| Zhengzhou \| Zhoukou \| Zhumadian
Sub-prefecture-level cities:	Jiyuan

List of Henan County-level divisions

Coordinates: 35°05′N 112°35′E / 35.083, 112.583

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