1. Yunyang District, formerly known as Yunxian County, is subordinate to Shiyan City, Hubei Province. On September 9, 2014, the State Council of China officially approved the revocation of Yunxian County and the establishment of Yunyang District, Shiyan City. With the original administrative region of Yunxian County as the administrative region of Yunyang District, the People's Government of Yunyang District is located at No.1 Jinsha Road, Chengguan Town.
2. On December 17, 2014, Yunxian County was officially removed from the county and renamed as Yunyang District.
3. As of September 2014, Yunyang District has jurisdiction over 16 towns, 5 townships, 1 forest farm and 1 economic development zone.
4. As of November 1, 2020, the permanent population of Yunyang is 395222.
5. Yunyang District spans 32 ° 25 ′ to 33 ° 16 ′ north latitude longitudinally and 110 ° 07 ′ to 111 ° 16 ′ east longitude transversely.
6. It is 92 kilometers wide from north to south, 108 kilometers long from east to west, wide at both ends, narrow in the middle, and shaped like a goldfish, with a total area of 3863 square kilometers.
7. As of 2013, more than 40 kinds of minerals have been found in Yunyang District, of which 20 kinds have proved reserves.
8. The potential economic value of mineral resources is more than 245 billion yuan.
9. The forest area is 1869200 mu, the forest coverage rate is 32.3%, and the forest reserves are 1.57 million cubic meters.
10. The cultivated area is 600000 mu, producing papaya, citrus, etc.
11. The cultural relics and historic sites in Yunyang District include Meipu Ape Man Site, Ancheng Ancient Copper Mine Site, Hanjiazhou Site, Qinglongquan Site, Dacheng Hall of Yunyang Palace, etc. At the same time, celebrities such as Yang Xianzhen, Li Hongbo, Mei Jie, Zhang Youyun, etc. have also come out.
12. On September 25, 2018, it was awarded the honorary title of "2018 E-commerce into Rural Comprehensive Demonstration County" by the Ministry of Commerce.
13. In April 2020, it was approved by the People's Government of Hubei Province to withdraw from the poverty county list.
