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 | |
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Location of Jishou City within Xiangxi | |
Jishou Location in Hunan | |
| Coordinates: 28°16′34″N 109°42′43″E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Autonomous prefecture | Xiangxi |
| Municipal seat | Qianzhou Subdistrict |
| Area | |
| • County-level city | 1,062.46 km2 (410.22 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 48.00 km2 (18.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| • County-level city | 408,812 |
| • Estimate (2017) | 386,000 |
| • Density | 380/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 291,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 4160XX |
| Website | www |
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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