Jingzhou
Jingzhou (Chinese: 荆州; pinyin: Jīngzhōu) is a prefecture-level city in southern Hubei province, China, located on the banks of the Yangtze River. Its total residential population was 5,231,180 based on the 2020 census, 1,068,291 of whom resided in the built-up (or metro) area comprising two urban districts.
Jingzhou
荆州市 Kingchow | |
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Prefecture-level city | |
From top, left to right: Jingzhou old city wall; Statue of Qu Yuan; Jingzhou Museum; Wanshou Pagoda; Eastern Gate of the Old City Wall | |
Location of Jingzhou City jurisdiction in Hubei | |
Jingzhou Location of the city center in Hubei Jingzhou Jingzhou (China) | |
| Coordinates (Jingzhou municipal government): 30°20′11″N 112°14′29″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hubei |
| Municipal seat | Shashi District |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 14,068.68 km2 (5,431.95 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,576.0 km2 (608.5 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,576.0 km2 (608.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 5,231,180 |
| • Density | 370/km2 (960/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,068,291 |
| • Urban density | 680/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,068,291 |
| • Metro density | 680/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 159.1 billion US$ 25.5 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 27,781 US$ 4,460 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-HB-10 |
| Licence plate prefixes | 鄂D |
| Website | jingzhou |
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"Jingzhou", as written in Simplified Chinese | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 荆州 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 荊州 | ||||||
| Postal | Kingchow | ||||||
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Jingzhou's central urban area has grown out of Shashi City and Jingzhou Town (historically also known as Jiangling); their names were preserved in the names of Shashi District and Jingzhou District, which include the city's historical center, as well as Jiangling County, which administers the suburban areas of the larger historical area of Jiangling. The name "Shashi" also remains in the names of a number of local facilities, such as Jingzhou Shashi Airport and a railway freight station.