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Fenxi County (Chinese: 汾西; pinyin: Fénxī) is a county of Shanxi province, China. It is under the administration of Linfen city. The county spans an area of 880 square kilometres (340 sq mi), and has a permanent population of 150,522 as of 2019.[1]

Fenxi County 汾西县 Fensi
County
Fenxi Location of the seat in Shanxi
Coordinates: 36.653°N 111.564°E / 36.653; 111.564
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shanxi
Prefecture-level city	Linfen
Area
• Total	880 km2 (340 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• Total	150,522
• Density	170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Toponymy

Fenxi literally means west (Chinese: 西; pinyin: xī) of the Fen River (Chinese: 汾; pinyin: fén), due to the county's location along the western banks of the Fen River.[2]

History

According to the Yuanhe Maps and Records of Prefectures and Counties, the area of present-day Fenxi County was once known as Yicheng (simplified Chinese: 义城; traditional Chinese: 義城; pinyin: Yìchéng).[2]

The Western Han organized the area as Zhi County (simplified Chinese: 彘县; traditional Chinese: 彘縣; pinyin: Zhì Xiàn), which the Eastern Han changed to Yong'an County (simplified Chinese: 永安县; traditional Chinese: 永安縣; pinyin: Yǒng'ān Xiàn).[2]

The Northern Wei reorganized the area was Fenxi Commandery (Chinese: 汾西郡; pinyin: Fénxī Jùn).[2]

During the Song dynasty, the area belonged to Pingyang Fu [zh].[2]

In the Jin dynasty, the area belonged to Huo Zhou [zh].[2]

During the Yuan dynasty, the area belonged to Jinning Lu [zh].[2]

Under the Ming dynasty and the Qing dynasty, the area was administered again under Pingyang Fu.[2]

People's Republic of China

In 1949, the area fell under the jurisdiction of Linfen Prefecture, which was renamed to Jinnan Prefecture [zh] in 1954.[2] The current iteration of Fenxi County was established in 1961.[2]

Geography

Fenxi County is located along the west bank of the Fen River, and along the southeastern portion of the Lüliang Mountains.[3] The county's terrain is higher in the northwest, lower in the southeast, and generally characteristic of the Loess Plateau[3] The county's highest point is Xigushe Mountain (Chinese: 西姑射山; pinyin: Xīgūshè Shān), at 1,890 metres (6,200 ft) above sea level; the county's lowest point is in southern Tuanbai Township [zh], at 583 metres (1,913 ft) above sea level.[3]

Major rivers in Fenxi County include the Fen River, the Tuanbaijian River (Chinese: 团柏涧河; pinyin: Tuánbǎijiàn Hé), and the Duizhu River (Chinese: 对竹河; pinyin: Duìzhú Hé).[3]

Administrative divisions

Fenxi County administers 5 towns and 3 townships.[4]

Towns

Fenxi County's 5 towns are Yong'an [zh], Duizhu [zh], Qingxiang [zh], Heping [zh], and Sengnian [zh].[4]

Townships

Fenxi County's 3 townships are Dianping Township [zh], Tuanbai Township [zh], and Xingjiayao Township [zh].[4]

Demographics

Fenxi County has a sex ratio of 108.15 males per 100 females.[1]

As of 2019, 71,924 people in Fenxi County, or 47.78% of the population, lived in urban areas; 78,598 people, or 52.22% of the population, lived in rural areas.[1] The county's most populous village-level division, as of 2019, is Xiatuanbai (Chinese: 下团柏村), with a population of 3,360; the county's least populous village-level division is Goudi (Chinese: 沟底村), with a population of 320.[1]

The population of 150,522 reported in 2019 is up from the 144,791 reported in the 2010 Chinese Census.[1][2] In the 2000 Chinese Census, Fenxi County's population was 133,836.[2] A 1996 estimate put the county's population at about 120,000.[2]

See also

• Hukou Waterfall

References

На других языках

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- [en] Fenxi County

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[ru] Фыньси

Фыньси́ (кит. упр. 汾西, пиньинь Fénxī) — уезд городского округа Линьфынь провинции Шаньси (КНР).

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