Yeji District belongs to Anhui Province, Lu'an City, the center of the location of 115 ° 93 ′ 15 ″ longitude, latitude 31 ° 86 ′ 92 ″, is located in the western part of Anhui Province, is located in the junction of the provinces of Henan and Anhui, with "Dabie Mountain Gateway", "Anhui West Gate" said. Geomorphology type can be divided into hills, sedimentary terraces, sandy bay land three kinds of subtropical monsoon climate, monsoon is obvious, a total area of 568 square kilometers. As of 2022, Yeji District has a resident population of 216,400. As of June 2023, Yeji District has 3 towns, 1 township and 2 streets under its jurisdiction, with the district government stationed at Minqiang Road, Shihe Street.
Yeji District was founded in the Spring and Autumn Period, in October 13, 2015, approved the establishment of, February 28, 2016, officially listed. Yeji is the Spring and Autumn and Warring States "chicken father of the battle" took place. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, merchants gathered and trade flourished, and there were six provinces of Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Anhui, Jiangxi and Hubei business halls, and the Neolithic Hongdun Temple site in the territory was the earliest human remains found in the western Anhui region. Unknown culture has been passed down from generation to generation, and Lu Xun fought side by side with the Taiwan Jingnong, Li Jiyuno, Wei Suyuan, Wei Congwu "Unknown Four" lighting the literary world, Mao Dun Literature Prize winner Xu Guixiang reputation at home and abroad. Red culture is a history, Tao Yong, Yang Guofu and other 8 founding generals of the Republic. Has four seasons of mutton, sand cone tribute fish, hollow hanging noodles and other specialties. 2022 July 6, successfully competed for China's "township of literature".
Yeji district territory Shi River, Kap River surrounded by Shanghai-Shaanxi, Shanghai-Rong two high-speed, G312, G105 two national highways, Ningxi, Hewu two railroads through the territory, with Yeji Railway passenger and freight station, is the east into the west out of the throat, running through the north and south of the node, the road network is developed, convenient transportation.
In 2022, Yeji District realized GDP of 8.24 billion yuan, calculated at constant prices, an increase of 4.9%.