Anze County

Anze County (simplified Chinese: 安泽县; traditional Chinese: 安澤縣; pinyin: Ānzé Xiàn) is a county in the south of Shanxi Province, China, under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Linfen.

[3] The county spans an area of 1,967 square kilometers, and has a population of 82,012 as of 2010.

[1][2] The county was first established in 528 CE as part of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

[1] Iron ore deposits within the county total an area of approximately 1.4 square kilometers, containing an estimated 1 million tons of ore.[1] Significant reserves of calcite, porcelain clay, and methane have also been discovered within Anze County.

[1] National Highway 309 and Shanxi Provincial Road 326 both run through the county.