Jiyuan, county-level city under the jurisdiction of Henan province, located in northwestern Henan; the terrain is high in the north and low in the south, with a warm-temperate monsoon climate; as of 2023, Jiyuan had 5 streets and 11 towns under its jurisdiction, with a total area of 1,931 square kilometers; as of the end of 2022, it had a resident population of 729,000.
Jiyuan was once the capital city of the Xia Dynasty, called "Yuan"; in the Qin Dynasty, it was set up as 轵县, and in the 16th year of the Kaihuang reign of the Sui Dynasty (596), it was established as Jiyuan County.In June 1988, Jiyuan County was abolished, and Jiyuan City was set up at the county level, which was still under the administration of the Jiaozuo City, and in 1997, it ceased to be under the administration of Jiaozuo City, and came under the jurisdiction of the Henan Province.In 2005, it was elevated to the status of a province-level municipality. In 2017, the Jiyuan City Integration Demonstration Zone was established as a dispatching organization of the People's Government of Henan Province, with the rank of departmental level, and the People's Government of Jiyuan Municipality implemented "one organization and two brands.
Jiyuan City, named after the birthplace of Jishui, is the original birthplace of the story of Yugong Yishan; it is located at the key point of "Ancient 轵道", the first of the "Eight Defiles of Taihang", and it is the throat of the transportation of Henan and Jin, and it is the core area of the traditional Central Plains culture, and it is one of the first historical and cultural cities announced by Henan Province. It is one of the first batch of famous historical and cultural cities announced by Henan Province; it is one of the 14 cities in the core development area of the Central Plains Urban Agglomeration, and it has been recognized as the national demonstration area for the integration of production and urbanization. Jiyuan has a profound history and culture, characterized by "one mountain, one water, one spirit". Jiyuan City has obvious location advantages and convenient transportation. Located in Henan Luoyang, Jiaozuo and Shanxi Jincheng, Yuncheng, the middle of the four cities, known as the "Gateway to Northwest Henan". Jiaozhi, Houyue Railway in the territory of the intersection.
In 2022, the annual GDP of Jiyuan City was 80.622 billion yuan, an increase of 4.4% over the previous year. Among them, the added value of primary industry is 2.635 billion yuan, an increase of 4.0% over the previous year; the added value of secondary industry is 49.118 billion yuan, an increase of 5.6% over the previous year; the added value of tertiary industry is 28.869 billion yuan, an increase of 2.4% over the previous year. The structure of the three industries was 3.3:60.9:35.8. The per capita GDP was 110,517 yuan, an increase of 4.3% over the previous year.
