Taiyuan City is located in the middle of Shanxi Province and the north of Jinzhong Basin, with geographical coordinates of 37 27' ~ 38 25' north latitude and11130' ~13 09' east longitude. North, east and west are surrounded by mountains, with Zhoushan and Yunzhongshan in the north, Taihang in the east, Lvliang in the west and Jinzhong Plain in the south. Fenshui runs through the whole territory from north to south. In ancient times, it had the reputation of "the key to four blockades and the capital of Wuyuan".

Taiyuan is adjacent to Yuci District, Shouyang County and Yuxian County in the east and northeast, Jiaocheng County, Wenshui County, Qixian County and Taigu District in the south, Lanxian County and fangshan county County in the west and northwest, and Jingle County, Xinfu District and Dingxiang County in the north. The outline of Taiyuan city is dustpan-shaped. The northernmost is the brain of Heaven in Yangqu County, the southernmost is Hanwubao in Qingxu County, Jiazhuang in Yangqu County in the east and Dacungou in loufan county in the west.

topography

The outline of Taiyuan is dustpan-shaped, and the landforms in the territory are complex and diverse, with mountains, hills, plains, basins and river valleys all distributed. The mountainous area is 4528 square kilometers, accounting for 64.79% of the total area. The hilly area is 904 square kilometers, accounting for 12.94%. Plain 1093 km2, accounting for 15.64%. The basin is 279 square kilometers, accounting for 3.99%. Watershed 184 km2, accounting for 2.63%.

It is located in Heheyan Mountain in loufan county, northwest of China, with an altitude of 2708 meters, which is the highest peak in the city. The lowest point is located in the floodplain of Xiqingduifen, Qingxu County, southern China, with an altitude of 760m and a height difference of1948m. Taiyuan is surrounded by mountains in the east, west and north, and fenhe valley plain in the south-central part. The whole terrain is high in the north and low in the south, showing a dustpan shape.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Taiyuan