Xiyang County
Xiyang
昔阳县 Siyang | |
|---|---|
Xiyang in Jinzhong | |
Jinzhong in Shanxi | |
| Coordinates: 37°36′40″N 113°42′25″E / 37.611°N 113.707°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Jinzhong |
| Government | |
| • Magistrate | Fan Kai |
| • CCP Secretary | Huang Yaping |
| Area | |
| 1,954 km2 (754 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 26.87 km2 (10.37 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,833 m (6,014 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 560 m (1,840 ft) |
| Population (2023) | |
| 185,143 | |
| • Density | 95/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 94,041 |
| • Urban density | 3,500/km2 (9,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 045300 |
| Area code | 0354 |
| Vehicle registration | 晋K |
| Website | xiyang |
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Xiyang County (simplified Chinese: 昔阳县; traditional Chinese: 昔陽縣; pinyin: Xīyáng Xiàn) is a county in the east of Shanxi province, China, bordering Hebei province to the east. It is the easternmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Jinzhong. Xiyang County is located at the western foot of Taihang Mountain, bordering Zanhuang County, Neiqiu County, Jingxing County, and Xingtai in Hebei province to the east, Heshun County to the south, and Pingding County in Yangquan to the north.