3 districts and 2 counties. Official website, the government of Yangquan City, inquired that Yangquan City has three districts, namely, urban area, suburban area and mining area, and two counties, Yuxian County and Pingding County. Yangquan City, known as "Yangquan" in ancient times, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Shanxi Province and the third largest city in Shanxi Province. It is located in the central and eastern part of Shanxi Province, bordering Xinzhou City in the north, facing Shijiazhuang City across Taihang Mountain in the east, Taiyuan City in the west and Jinzhong City in the south. Yangquan, with a total area of 4559 square kilometers, is located on the eastern edge of the Loess Plateau and belongs to the eastern mountainous area of Shanxi.