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Shenmu () is a county-level city in the north of Shaanxi province, China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the northwest and Shanxi province, across the Yellow River, to the southeast. Under the administration of Yulin City, Shenmu is endowed with plentiful resources, especially coal, such as the three earth sovereigns coal fields of Huojitu, Yujialiang and Shagoupen which makes it the richest county in Shaanxi. Shenmu county is also known for the Shimao archaeological site, the largest Neolithic settlement in China, and a city with evidence of trade networks stretching from the Eurasian Steppe to

Key facts

Settlement.name
Shenmu
Settlement.settlement_type
County-level city
Settlement.image_caption
home of memorial arch
Settlement.image_map
ChinaShaanxiYulinShenmu.png
Settlement.map_caption
Shenmu in Yulin
Settlement.image_map1
Location of Yulin Prefecture within Shaanxi (China).png
Settlement.map_caption1
Yulin in Shaanxi
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
People's Republic of China
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Shaanxi
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Prefecture-level city
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Yulin
Settlement.area_total_km2
7635
Settlement.population_as_of
2018
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.population_total
485000
Settlement.timezone
China Standard

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
county of China
Official name
神木县
Country
China
Population
571869
Area
7473.83
Time zone
UTC+08:00
Official website
www.sxsm.gov.cn
Image
龙腾虎跃 - panoramio.jpg
Dialing code
912
Licence plate code
陕K
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postal code
719300
Commons category
Shenmu
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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • Industrial zones
  • Administrative divisions
  • Climate
  • References
  • External links

Shenmu () is a county-level city in the north of Shaanxi province, China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the northwest and Shanxi province, across the Yellow River, to the southeast. Under the administration of Yulin City, Shenmu is endowed with plentiful resources, especially coal, such as the three earth sovereigns coal fields of Huojitu, Yujialiang and Shagoupen which makes it the richest county in Shaanxi. Shenmu county is also known for the Shimao archaeological site, the largest Neolithic settlement in China, and a city with evidence of trade networks stretching from the Eurasian Steppe to Southern China.

==Etymology==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Shenmu City” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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