Zhijiang County
芷江县 Chihkiang; Yuanchow; Yüanchow | |
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| 芷江侗族自治县 Zhijiang Dong Autonomous County | |
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 Location of Zhijiang Dong Autonomous County within Huaihua | |
  Zhijiang Location in Hunan | |
| Coordinates: 27°26′42″N 109°41′06″E / 27.445°N 109.685°E[1] | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Huaihua |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,095.53 km2 (809.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[3] | |
| • Total | 339,437 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 4191XX |
| Area code | 0745 |
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| Chinese | 芷江 | ||||||||
| Postal | Chihkiang | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 芷江侗族自治縣 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 芷江侗族自治县 | ||||||||
| Postal | Chihkiang Tung Autonomous County | ||||||||
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Zhijiang Dong Autonomous County (Chinese: 芷江侗族自治县), usually referred to as Zhijiang County (simplified Chinese: 芷江县; traditional Chinese: 芷江縣; pinyin: Zhǐjiāng Xiàn) is an autonomous county of the Dong people in Hunan Province, China. It is under the administration of Huaihua prefecture-level city.
Zhijiang is located on the west central margin of Hunan Province, immediately adjacent to the east border of Guizhou Province. It borders Bijiang and Wanshan Districts of Tongren, Guizhou to the northwest, Mayang County to the north, Hecheng District of Huaihua and Zhongfang County to the east, Hongjiang City and Huitong County to the southeast, Tianzhu County of Guizhou to the southwest, Xinhuang County to the west. The county covers 2,099 km2 (810 sq mi), as of 2015, It had a registered population of about 383,000 and a resident population of 346,800.[4] The county has nine towns and nine townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Zhijiang Town (芷江镇).[5]
Zhijiang is the place that the first major Japanese surrender ceremony in China took place on August 21, 1945. The Japanese Vice General Secretary Takeo Imai (今井武夫) signed the surrounding treaty, marking the end of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
- ^ "Zhijiang" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
- ^ Huaihua City Land Use Plan (2006–20)/《怀化市土地利用总体规划（2006-2020年）》.(in Chinese) Accessed 8 July 2014.
- ^ "怀化市2010年第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报" (in Chinese). Huaihua Statistical Bureau/怀化市统计局. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ 2015年芷江侗族自治县国民经济和社会发展统计公报 [Statistical Communiqué of Zhijiang County on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development]. Huaihua People's Government. or ahmhxc.com
- ^ 《湖南省民政厅关于同意芷江侗族自治县乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕77号 [result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Zhijiang County on November 25, 2015]. rednet.cn Hunan. 2015-12-04. or Zhijiang.gov.cn, also see 《湖南省乡镇区划调整改革109个县市区批复方案》. people.com Hunan. 2015-12-08. or xinhuanet.com