Jinxiang county
Jinxiang county [Photo/jinxiang.gov.cn]
Name: Jinxiang
Title: The hometown of garlic and onion and a county of integrity and longevity
Population: 635,000 (permanent population)
Area: 886 square kilometers
Geography
Jinxiang county is in the southwest of Shandong province and borders on Shandong, Jiangsu, Henan and Anhui provinces. The northern part is Taishan Mountain.
Ridong (Rizhao-Dongming), Jihe (Jinan-Heze), and Jixu (Jinan-Xuzhou) expressways pass through the county. The Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Railway runs adjacent to the county. National Road 105 runs from north to south through the county, and is only 20 km from Jining Qufu Airport.
Administrative divisions
The county governs nine towns, four subdistricts, and one provincial development zone.
Economy
During the first three quarters of 2021, the county's GDP reached 17.75 billion yuan ($2.79 billion). The retail sales of consumer goods were 11.29 billion yuan. The imports and exports were valued at 446,600 yuan.