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 km (399 sq mi) with 442,614 inhabitants. Taosi archeological site is in Xiangfen County. Xiangfen County has jurisdiction over seven towns and six townships. These towns and townships are then further divided into 6 neighborhood committees, and 348 village committees. The county's seven towns are Xincheng, Zhaokang, Fencheng, Nanjia, Gucheng, Xiangling, and Dengzhuang. The county's six townships are Taosi Township, Yonggu Township, Jingmao Township, Xijia Township, Nanxindian Township, and Dadeng Township. The county has vast mineral deposits, including 2.8 billion tons of proven coal reserves, 371 million tons of gypsum, and 30 million tons of iron ore. Other mined resources include dolomite, gold, silver, and copper.