Population density: 617 people/km2
Sheqi County is located in the southern foothills of the Furniu Mountains, southwestern Henan Province, the eastern edge of the Nanyang Basin,, "according to the Furniu and lapel of the Han River, looking at the gold basin and scooping up the agar; look up to the sky and the time and living in the geographical location, rich in goods and smooth and people," the longitude of 112 ° 46′, latitude 32 ° 47 total area of 1,023 square kilometers, 1.06 million mu of arable land, the total population of 631,000 46′, latitude 32 ° 47 total area of 1023 square kilometers, 1.06 million acres of arable land, a total population of 631,000 people. The county party committee, the county government seat Sheqi in the central part of the county, 300 kilometers from the provincial capital of Zhengzhou, 45 kilometers from Nanyang. The city is located at the intersection of Yu 02 line (South Zhuhai Highway) and Yu 49 line (Fangzao Highway), west of Jiaozhi Railway and Yu 01 Highway, south of 312 National Highway and Nanyang Airport, the traffic is very convenient; 26,000 program-controlled telephone and cell phone, wireless paging, fiber-optic cable communications, etc. constitutes a multi-functional, all-round communication framework; the whole county is under the coverage of the Central China Power Grid, 500,000-volt high-voltage lines running across the entire country, abundant electric power. The county is under the coverage of Central China Power Grid.
Sheqi County is located in the north subtropical to warm temperate transition zone, is the north subtropical monsoon continental climate, four seasons, mild climate. The average annual total sunshine hours is 2187.8 hours, the average annual total solar radiation 116.56 kcal/cm2. The average annual temperature is 15.2℃, with the lowest monthly average temperature of 1.4℃ and the highest 28.0℃. Annual frost-free period of 233 days, ≥ 0 active cumulative temperature of 5500 ℃, ≥ 10 ℃ active cumulative temperature of 4939. 910.11mm of average annual precipitation, April-September precipitation 689.2mm, accounting for 75.7% of the year.
Sheqi County's geological structure is controlled by the spinning tectonics of southwestern Henan Province, and the tectonic traces are dominated by ruptures, followed by folds. The terrain is slow in the west and steep in the east, the eastern part of the county is a gently undulating semi-hilly, semi-plain, and the western part is the endless Wandong Plain, the county is fertile and rich in produce.
In 2000, Sheqi County governed nine towns and nine townships. The total population of 580,280 people, the townships and townships population: Chengguan Township 48099 Qiaotou Township 39943 Jinzhuang Township 26459 Lidian Township 48737 Xinglong Township 24643 Raoliang Township 27983 Miao Dian Township 31399 Haozhai Township 50449 suburb of the city township 41148 Dafengying Township 30427 Taihe Township 28898 Dingzhuang Township 21768 Zhuji Township 31938 Tianzhuang Township 20003 Xiawa Township 41706 Morpi Township 34862 Tangzhuang Township 31818 (according to the fifth population census data; unit: people)
In 2005, Sheqi County townships and cities were reorganized: Dingzhuang Township was abolished and merged into Raoliang Township; Tianzhuang Township was abolished and merged into Zhuzhi Township; Qingtai Township was abolished and merged into Lidian Township. As of December 31, 2005, Sheqi County jurisdiction over 8 townships, 7 townships: Credit Township, Qiaotou Township, Rao Liang Township, Xinglong Township, Jinzhuang Township, Haozhai Township, Miao Township, Lidian Township; Morpi Township, Xiawa Township, Taihe Township, Chengjiao Township, Tangzhuang Township, Zhuzhi Township, Dafengying Township.
On March 16, 2021, Sheqi County was on the list of 2020 National Basic Balanced Compulsory Education Development Counties (Municipalities and Districts).
On January 15, 2021, the fourth batch of food safety demonstration counties (cities and districts) in Henan Province were listed, and Sheqi County was on the list.
On December 22, 2020, the General Office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs recognized Sheqi County as the fifth batch of demonstration counties (cities and districts) in the country to take the lead in basically realizing the mechanization of the whole process of major crop production.
On July 29, 2020, the National Patriotic Hygiene Campaign Committee re-recognized Sheqi County as a national hygienic township (county) in 2020.
In June 2020, Sheqi County was included in the list of counties in the second batch of revolutionary cultural relics protection and utilization area (Long March Area (Red 25th Army)).
August 2019, the list of 2019 Comprehensive Demonstration Counties for E-commerce into Rural Areas was released, and Sheqi County was listed.
On January 15, 2016, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development named Sheqi County as the 2015 National Garden County.