Shen County

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Field	Value
name	Shenxian
native_name	莘县
settlement_type	County
image_skyline	20240728 Cityscape of Shenxian from the railway station.jpg
image_map	ChinaLiaochengShen.png
map_caption	Shen County in Liaocheng
image_map1	ChinaShandongLiaocheng.png
map_caption1	Liaocheng in Shandong
coor_pinpoint	Shen County government
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	People's Republic of China
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Shandong
subdivision_type2	Prefecture-level city
subdivision_name2	Liaocheng
subdivision_type3	Township-level divisions
subdivision_name3	4 subdistricts
16 towns
4 townships
seat_type	County seat
seat	Yanta Subdistrict (燕塔街道)
area_footnotes	{{cite web
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publisher	hongheiku
language	zh
access-date	2021-01-12}}
area_total_km2	1420
elevation_m	42
elevation_ft	138
population_footnotes	{{cite web
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population_total	982700
population_density_km2	auto
timezone1	China Standard
utc_offset1	+8
postal_code_type	Postal code
postal_code	252400
area_code	0635
website
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Shen County (), or Shenxian, is a county of western Shandong province, People's Republic of China, bordering Henan to the south and southwest and Hebei to the west. It is the southernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Liaocheng.

The population was in 1999.

Geography and climate

Shen County ranges in latitude from 35° 46' to 36° 25' N and in longitude from 115° 20' to 115° 44' E, reaching 68 km in north–south extent and 32 km in east–west width, and covers an area of 1387.74 km2. It borders Guan County and Dongchangfu District to the north, Yanggu County across the Jinxian River (金线河) to the east, Puyang City of Henan to the south, and Handan City of Hebei to the west.

Shen County has a monsoon-influenced, continental semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk) with four distinct seasons. Winters are cold and very dry, with a 24-hour average temperature of −1.8 °C in January, while summers are hot and humid, with a 24-hour average temperature of 26.8 °C in July; the annual mean is 13.4 °C. Nearly half of the annual rainfall occurs in July and August alone.

Administrative divisions

There are 4 subdistricts, 16 towns and 4 townships in the county:{{cite web |url = http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjbz/cxfldm/2011/37/15/371522.html |archive-url = https://archive.today/20130219201611/http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjbz/cxfldm/2011/37/15/371522.html |url-status = dead |archive-date = February 19, 2013 |script-title = zh:2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：莘县 |publisher = National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China | language = zh-hans |access-date = 2013-01-09

Subdistricts

(燕塔街道)
(莘亭街道)
(莘州街道)
(东鲁街道)

Towns

Zhanglu (张鲁镇)
Chaocheng (朝城镇)
Guancheng (观城镇)
Gucheng (古城镇)
Dazhangjia (大张家镇)
Guyun (古云镇)
Shibalipu (十八里铺镇)
Yandian (燕店镇)
Dongduzhuang (董杜庄镇)
Wangfeng (王奉镇)
Yingtaoyuan (樱桃园镇)
Hedian (河店镇)
Meizhong (妹冢镇)
Weizhuang (魏庄镇)
Zhangzhai (张寨镇)
Dawangzhai (大王寨镇)

Townships

Zudian Township (俎店乡)
Xuzhuang Township (徐庄乡)
Wangzhuangji Township (王庄集乡)
Shiziyuan Township (柿子园乡)
Meizhong Township (妹冢乡)

Historical monuments

Han Family Tombs (韩氏家族墓地), a monumental complex at the graves of the local Tang-era jiedushi Han Yunzhong and his relatives. The complex includes a pair of giant tortoise-borne stelae (reminiscent of those at Shou Qiu) and other assorted statuary, in the spirit way tradition. It is on the national list of major historical and cultural sites. The complex is located at , near Liangpiying Village (梁丕营村) of Dongduzhuang Town (董杜庄镇).
Tomb of Ma Benzhai (1902—1944), the leader of a Hui volunteer unit that fought against the Japanese invaders in the Second Sino-Japanese War.

References

National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, ''in'' [http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~chgis/work/downloads/faqs/1999_pop_faq.html China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS]
link. [[China Meteorological Administration]]
[http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_8c8ec3fd0100xk0d.html 韩王墓] (Tombs of Princes Han).
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