[3] The county spans an area of 1,168 square kilometres (451 sq mi),[1] and is home to 323,517 people as of 2019.

[2] Yicheng County is located in southern Shanxi Province, straddling both sides of the Hui River [zh].

[1] Yicheng County was the site of Jiang (t 絳, s 绛), which served for a time as the capital of the state of Jin during the Zhou.

Yicheng County has jurisdiction over 6 towns and 4 townships, which are further divided into 151 administrative villages.

[2] The county primarily relies on coal for electricity production, but other sources of power generation are becoming more prominent.