Shen County, or Shenxian, is a county of western Shandong province, People's Republic of China, bordering Henan to the south and southwest and Hebei to the west. It is the southernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Liaocheng. The population was 949,768 in 1999.

Geography and climate

Shen County ranges in latitude from 35° 46' to 36° 25' N and in longitude from 115° 20' to 115° 44' E, reaching 68 km in north–south extent and 32 km in east–west width, and covers an area of 1387.74 km2. It borders Guan County and Dongchangfu District to the north, Yanggu County across the Jinxian River (金线河) to the east, Puyang City of Henan to the south, and Handan City of Hebei to the west. Shen County has a monsoon-influenced, continental semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk) with four distinct seasons. Winters are cold and very dry, with a 24-hour average temperature of −1.8 °C in January, while summers are hot and humid, with a 24-hour average temperature of 26.8 °C in July; the annual mean is 13.4 °C. Nearly half of the annual rainfall occurs in July and August alone.

Administrative divisions

There are 4 subdistricts, 16 towns and 4 townships in the county:

Subdistricts

Towns

Townships

Historical monuments