Wutai County

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Wutai County is in the northeast of Shanxi Province, China. It is part of Xinzhou City and borders Hebei Province to the east. The county is named after Mount Wutai, which lies within its borders. The county seat is in Taicheng Town.

Geography and size
- Area: 2,865 square kilometers
- Elevation: average about 1,200 meters; high point 3,058 meters at Mount Wutai; low point about 640 meters at the Qingshui and Hutou rivers

Administration
- 5 towns: Taicheng, Gengzhen, Doucun, Baijiazhuang, Dongye
- 11 townships: Gounan, Donglei, Gaohongkou, Menxianshi, Chenjiazhuang, Jian’an, Shenxi, Jiangfang, Lingjing, Yangbai, Rucun
- Includes the Wutai County Resident Office (a township-level division)

Population and economy
- Population (2018): about 307,200 (41% urban, 59% rural)
- Per capita disposable income: urban 26,643 yuan; rural 6,787 yuan
- GDP (2018): 4.953 billion yuan (primary 0.536b; secondary 1.789b; tertiary 2.628b)
- Tax revenue: 676.9 million yuan; retail sales: 1.99 billion yuan
- Real estate investment and sales: 236 million yuan (up 36.4% from 2017)
- Agriculture: corn, wheat, millet, beans
- Main industries: coal mining, magnesium alloys, power generation

Education
- Students (2018): 5,253 pre-school; 14,954 primary; 9,076 junior high; 4,512 standard secondary; 1,998 vocational secondary
- Schools: 21 kindergartens, 28 primary schools, 24 junior high schools, 3 standard high schools, 1 vocational high school

Sights
- Wutai County is home to Mount Wutai and many historic temples, including Foguang Temple, Xiantong Temple, Nanchan Temple, Guangji Temple, Yanqing Temple, Pusading, Tayuan Temple, and others.