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Wutai County

Wutai County (Chinese: 五台县; pinyin: Wǔtái Xiàn) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Xinzhou, in the northeast of Shanxi Province, China, bordering Hebei province to the east. It is named after Mount Wutai, which is located within its borders. It was the birthplace of Chinese Warlord and General Yan Xishan. The county spans an area of 2,865 square kilometers, and has a permanent population of 307,200 as of 2018.

Wutai County is located in northeastern Shanxi Province under the administration of Xinzhou. The county has an average altitude of 1,200 metres, with a low point of 640 meters at the intersection of the Qingshui River and the Hutou River, and a high point of 3,058 metres at Mount Wutai.

Wutai County is divided into 5 towns, 11 townships, and 1 county resident's office. The county government is seated in the town of Taicheng [zh].

The county's 5 towns are Taicheng, Gengzhen [zh], Doucun [zh], Baijiazhuang [zh], and Dongye.

The county's 11 townships are Gounan Township [zh], Donglei Township [zh], Gaohongkou Township [zh], Menxianshi Township [zh], Chenjiazhuang Township [zh], Jian'an Township [zh], Shenxi Township [zh], Jiangfang Township, Lingjing Township [zh], Yangbai Township [zh], and Rucun Township [zh].

The county is also home to the Wutai County Resident Office (五台县居民办事处), which functions as a township-level division of the county.

Of the county's 307,200 permanent residents, 126,200 (41.08%) lived in urban areas as of 2018, whereas the remaining 181,000 (58.92%) lived in rural areas.

Wutai County has a per capita disposable income of 12,838 Yuan, with urban residents averaging 26,643 Yuan and rural residents averaging 6,787 Yuan. The Engel Coefficient for urban households is 27.6%, and is 32.1% for rural households.

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