Yicheng City is a county - level city in Hubei Province, administered by Xiangyang City. It is located in the middle reaches of Han River in the northwest of Hubei Province, with Suixian County and Zaoyang City in the east, Nanzhang County in the west, Zhongxiang City in Jingmen City in the south, Xiangzhou District and Xiangcheng District in the north. Yicheng covers an area of 2115 square kilometers, with a pattern of "three hills, one river and six fields". It has jurisdiction over 11 towns (offices), 1 provincial economic development Zone, 1 Xiangyang Municipal fine Chemical Industry Park and 224 villages (communities). According to the seventh census data, as of midnight on November 1, 2020, the permanent population of Yicheng city was 469,417.

Yicheng City, or Yicheng for short, is the national grain production county (city), advanced city of basic education, advanced city of culture, demonstration city of science popularization, advanced city of civil affairs work, Hubei Province health city, civilized city, double support model city and Pingan County (city). In 2006, 2007 and 2008, it was awarded the title of "Top 100 Counties and Cities of Small and Medium-sized Cities with the most Investment Potential in China" for three consecutive years. The International Triathlon was held for three consecutive years in 2006, 2007 and 2008.

In 2020, the GDP of the region reached 36.773 billion yuan, an increase of 7.8% year on year; The per capita disposable income of urban and rural residents reached 34,400 yuan and 20,100 yuan, up 8.9 percent and 9.2 percent, respectively.
In December 2019, Yicheng City was selected as a pilot unit for the construction of the country's rural governance system.