Yichuan County, Henan

Yichuan County (Chinese: 伊川县; pinyin: Yīchuān Xiàn) is a county in the west of Henan province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Luoyang.

Yichuan County

伊川县

Ichwan
County
Yichuan in Luoyang
Luoyang in Henan
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHenan
Prefecture-level cityLuoyang
Area
 • Total1,243 km2 (480 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[2]
757,500
 • Density630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Yichuan is known as the "City of Wine". Chinese rice wine is claimed to have been invented here by Dukang during the reign of Shaokang of the Xia. Dukang wine is now exported to Japan, the United States, Canada, Thailand, and more than 45 other countries.

Administrative divisions

As 2012, this county is divided to 5 towns and 9 townships.[3]

Towns
  • Chengguan (城关镇)
  • Minggao (鸣皋镇)
  • Shuizhai (水寨镇)
  • Pengpo (彭婆镇)
  • Gaoshan (高山镇)
Townships
  • Yaling Township (鸦岭乡)
  • Pingdeng Township (平等乡)
  • Jiuhou Township (酒后乡)
  • Gezhai Township (葛寨乡)
  • Baiyuan Township (白元乡)
  • Baisha Township (白沙乡)
  • Banpo Township (半坡乡)
  • Jiangzuo Township (江左乡)
  • Lüdian Township (吕店乡)

References
  1. 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  2. 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  3. 洛阳市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.


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