Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County

Shizhu 石柱县 Shihchu
Autonomous County
石柱土家族自治县 Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County
Location of Shizhu County in Chongqing
Coordinates: 29°59′45″N 108°06′29″E / 29.99583°N 108.10806°E / 29.99583; 108.10806
Country	China
Municipality	Chongqing
County seat	Nanbin Subdistrict
Area
• Total	3,012.51 km2 (1,163.14 sq mi)
Population  (2020 census)[1]
• Total	389,001
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website	cqszx.gov.cn

Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County (Chinese: 石柱土家族自治县; pinyin: Shízhù Tǔjiāzú Zìzhìxiàn), or Shizhu County for short, is located in southeastern Chongqing, China. It is south of the Yangtze River, and borders the Chongqing divisions of Pengshui County to the south, Fengdu County to the southwest, Zhong County to the northwest and Wanzhou District to the north; to the east, it borders the Hubei county-level city of Lichuan. It's in the center zone of Three Gorges Reservoir Region, and the only autonomous county which designated for only one of ethnic minorities in this region. (Chongqing Municipality has four counties that designated for ethnic minorities but because the other three counties are designated for more than one of ethnic minorities, this autonomous county is only one which is designated for only one of ethnic minorities)