Jishou

Jishou (Chinese: 吉首; pinyin: Jíshǒu; Tujia: Jiersouv) is a county-level city and the seat of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan province, China.

Jishou
吉首市 · Jiersouv
Kishow
Location of Jishou City within Xiangxi
Jishou
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 28°16′34″N 109°42′43″E
CountryChina
ProvinceHunan
Autonomous prefectureXiangxi
Municipal seatQianzhou Subdistrict
Area
  County-level city1,062.46 km2 (410.22 sq mi)
  Urban
48.00 km2 (18.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)
  County-level city408,812
  Estimate 
(2017)
386,000
  Density380/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
  Urban
291,000
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
4160XX
Websitewww.jishou.gov.cn

Located on the west of the province, the city is bordered to the northwest by Huayuan and Baojing Counties, to the northeast by Guzhang County, to the southeast by Luxi County, to the southwest by Fenghuang County. Jishou City covers 1,078.33 km2 (416.35 sq mi), as of 2015, It had a registered population of 301,000 and a resident population of 286,400.

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