Yuci

Yuci 榆次区
District
Yingbin st. Yuci
Yuci
Coordinates: 37°37′N 112°51′E / 37.617°N 112.850°E / 37.617; 112.850Coordinates: 37°37′N 112°51′E / 37.617°N 112.850°E / 37.617; 112.850
Country	China
Province	Shanxi
Prefecture	Jinzhong
Area
• Total	1,327 km2 (512 sq mi)
Population (2007)
• Total	560,000
• Density	420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	030600
Area code(s)	0354
Website	http://www.yuci.gov.cn/

Yuci District (simplified Chinese: 榆次区; traditional Chinese: 榆次區; pinyin: Yúcì Qū) is a district in Jinzhong, Shanxi, China.

Yuci District is home to several new university campuses, as well as many others under construction, for major universities based in Shanxi, including Shanxi University of Technology, Shanxi University of Traditional Medicine and Shanxi Medical University and Taiyuan Normal University. For this reason, Yuci is known in Shanxi as a university city.