A view of Jinxiang county. [Photo/jinxiang.gov]

Name: Jinxiang

Title: The hometown of garlic and onion and a county of integrity and longevity

Population: 621,800 (permanent population)

Area: 887.67 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

In 2023, the county's GDP reached 27.5 billion yuan($3.8 billion), marking a year-on-year increase of 6.7 percent.