Which city does Anhui Yicheng belong to?

Yicheng belongs to Xiangyang City, Hubei Province.

Yicheng is located in the northwest of Hubei Province, on the middle reaches of the Han River. It borders Suizhou and Zaoyang in the east, Zhongxiang and Jingmen in the south, Nanzhang in the west, and Xiangyang in the north. It is located at 111°57′-112°45′ east longitude and 31°26′-31°54′ north latitude. It is 76 kilometers long from east to west and 53 kilometers wide from north to south, with a total area of ??2115 square kilometers.

The total area is 2,115 square kilometers and the population in 2016 was 610,000. It has jurisdiction over eight towns, two sub-district offices, an industrial park and a provincial economic development zone.

Extended information:

Yicheng has a long history. Xia is the country of Siyang. In the Zhou Dynasty, it was the land of Luo and Yan. In the Spring and Autumn Period, it merged with Chu and became the three cities of Si'an, Yan and Yan. In the Qin Dynasty, there were three counties: Yan, Si'an and Fang, which were subordinate to Nanjun. In the third year of Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty (192 BC), Yan County was renamed Yicheng County.

Later it was divided and merged, and in the seventh year of Tianbao in the Tang Dynasty (748), it was renamed Yicheng County. The Song, Yuan and Qing Dynasties were named after it. In 1945, to commemorate the martyrdom of the anti-Japanese general Zhang Zizhong, it was renamed Zizhong County and was affiliated to the Office of the Administrative Inspectorate of the Fifth District of Hubei Province.

After December 1947, the area east of the Han River belonged to Xiangzaoyi County of the Central Government. After July 1948, the area west of the Han River was affiliated to Jingzhongyi County of the Communist Party of China. In January 1949, the entire territory of Yicheng was liberated. In mid-May, the Communist Party of China Hubei Provincial Committee abolished Xiangzaoyi County and Jingzhongyi County, restored the organizational system of Yicheng County, and was subordinate to the Commissioner's Office of Xiangyang Administrative Region, Hubei Province.

In 1983, the Xiangyang area merged with Xiangfan City, Yicheng was transferred to Xiangfan City, and the county government was located in Chengguan Town. In June 1994, with the approval of the State Council, Yicheng County was abolished and Yicheng City (county level) was established. The original Yicheng County administrative area was the Yicheng administrative area and was managed by Xiangfan City. The municipal government's office in Yancheng Street.

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