Jiyuan

Jiyuan 济源市
Sub-prefecture-level city
Location of Jiyuan City jurisdiction in Henan
Jiyuan Location in China
Coordinates: 35°05′N 112°35′E / 35.083°N 112.583°E / 35.083; 112.583Coordinates: 35°05′N 112°35′E / 35.083°N 112.583°E / 35.083; 112.583
Country	China
Province	Henan
Area
• Total	1,931 km2 (746 sq mi)
Population
• Total	660,000
• Density	340/km2 (890/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal Code	454650
Area code(s)	0391
GDP	¥12.076 billion (2004)
Major Nationalities	Han
Township-level divisions	16
License plate prefixes	U
Website	jiyuan.gov.cn

Jiyuan (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Jǐyuán) is a sub-prefecture-level city in northwestern Henan province, People's Republic of China. It borders the prefecture-level cities of Jiaozuo and Luoyang to the east and southwest respectively, as well as the province of Shanxi to the north.

The sub-prefecture-level city of Jiyuan administers 8 towns, 4 townships and 4 subdistricts. Jiyuan is named after the Ji river whose source is said to be a spring located on the west of the city.

Jiyuan was a county belonging to Jiaozuo City in the past, then it was divided from the city. Jishui River, one of the ancient "Four Rivers" with the Yangzi River, Yellow River and Huai River, originates from Jiyuan, literally the source of Jishui, hence deriving its name. According to the latest archaeological findings, as early as around 10,000 years ago, precisely at the end of the Paleolithic Period and the beginning of the Neolithic Period, people have lived here. It used to be the capital of the Xia Dynasty and was well known for its wealth between the Period of Warring States and Han Dynasty.

There are many crops grown in Jiyuan, such as wheat, peanut, cotton, sweet potato, maize and others.

Jiyuan, unlike in other Chinese regions, does not have serious drought or flood, but is very hot.

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