Yucheng (Chinese: 禹城; pinyin: Yǔchéng) is a county-level city located in the northwest of Shandong province, China. It is administered by the prefecture-level city of Dezhou.

Yucheng 禹城市
County-level city
Yucheng in Dezhou
Yucheng Location in Shandong
Coordinates: 36°56′02″N 116°38′17″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shandong
Prefecture-level city	Dezhou
Area [1]
• Total	992 km2 (383 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[2]
• Total	514,300
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	251200

The population was 495,387 in 1999.[3]

History The name of "Yucheng" means "the city of Great Yu", who is believed to be the first king of Xia Dynasty, and an ancient hero specializing in fighting with flood. The county of Yucheng was set up in Tang dynasty, 692 AD.

Administrative divisions

As 2012, this City is divided to 1 subdistrict, 7 towns and 3 townships.[4]

Subdistricts

• Shizhong Subdistrict (市中街道)

Towns

Townships

• Litun Township (李屯乡)
• Shiliwang Township (十里望乡)
• Juzhen Township (莒镇乡)

References

External links

• Official homepage

На других языках

[ru] Юйчэн (Дэчжоу)