The history of Yicheng appellation;

1, Xia Weiguo;

2. Zhou is Luo and Yan;

3. In the Spring and Autumn Period, it merged with Chu and became the three cities of Si, Tan and Yan;

4. There were three counties of Yan, Si and Tan in Qin Dynasty, which belonged to Nanjun;

5. BC 192 (the third year of Emperor Hui of Han Dynasty), Yan County was changed to Yicheng County;

In 6.748 (the seventh year of Tang Tianbao), it was renamed Yicheng County, named after the Song, Yuan and Qing Dynasties.

In July 0949, 65438+65438+ 10, the whole territory of Yicheng was liberated. In mid-May, Hubei Provincial Party Committee abolished Xiangzao County and Jingzhong County, and resumed the organizational system of Yicheng County.

8. 1983, Xiangyang area merged with Xiangfan City, Yicheng became Xiangfan City, and the county government was stationed in Chengguan Town.

9.1June, 1994, Yicheng County was revoked with the approval of the State Council, and Yicheng City (county level) was established. The original administrative area of Yicheng County was the appropriate administrative area of the city, which was managed by Xiangfan City.

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Geographical location of Yicheng:

Yicheng is located in the northwest of Hubei Province, in the middle reaches of Hanjiang River. Suizhou and Zaoyang in the east, Zhongxiang and Jingmen in the south, Nanzhang in the west and Xiangyang in the north. It is located at11157'-12 45' east longitude and 3126'-3154' north latitude. It is 76 kilometers long from east to west and 53 kilometers wide from north to south, with a total area of 2 1 15 square kilometers.

Surrounded by mountains on the east and west sides, the central valley plain is high in the north and low in the south and open to the south. The eastern part belongs to the remnant vein of Dahongshan, and the northern mountains run east-west. The southern end is mostly north-south, slightly inclined to the southwest, and the junction with Xiangyang, Zaoyang, Suizhou and Hanjiang alluvial plain is a low mountain and hilly area. The western part belongs to the residual vein of Jingshan Mountain, mostly north-south and hilly.

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