Xiangfen County

Xiangfen County (simplified Chinese: 襄汾县; traditional Chinese: 襄汾縣; pinyin: Xiāngfén Xiàn) is a county in the southwest of Shanxi Province, China. It was established in February 1954 from the merger of the former Xiangling County (襄陵县) and Fencheng County (汾城县). The county falls under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Linfen, and has an area of 1,034 km2 (399 sq mi) and has 442,614 inhabitants.

Xiangfen County
襄汾县
Hsiangfen
People's Hospital
Xiangfen in Linfen
Linfen in Shanxi
CountryChina
ProvinceShanxi
Prefecture-level cityLinfen
County seatXincheng (新城镇)
Area
  Total1,034 km2 (399 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
  Total442,614
  Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
041500
Area code0357
Websitewww.xiangfen.gov.cn

Taosi archeological site is in Xiangfen County.

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