Zigui County

Zigui County
秭归县
Tzekwei
Part of the town of Maoping, the county seat
Part of the town of Maoping, the county seat
Zigui is located in Hubei
Zigui
Zigui
Location in Hubei
Coordinates (Zigui government): 30°49′34″N 110°58′41″E / 30.826°N 110.978°E / 30.826; 110.978
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHubei
Prefecture-level cityYichang
Area
 • Total2,427 km2 (937 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total367,107
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.zigui.gov.cn
Zigui County
Traditional Chinese秭歸
Simplified Chinese秭归
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZǐguī Xiàn
Wade–GilesTzu3-kuei1 Hsien4
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese秭歸
Simplified Chinese秭归
PostalTzukwei
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZǐguī
Wade–GilesTzu3-kuei1

Zigui County (simplified Chinese: 秭归; traditional Chinese: 秭歸; pinyin: Zǐguī Xiàn) is a county of western Hubei province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yichang and encompasses the easternmost portion of the Yangtze River Gorges, including the Xiling Gorge.

In the Xiling Gorge in the western part of Zigui County

The county seat of Zigui is now the town of Maoping (茅坪镇; Máopíng Zhèn), situated a few kilometers west of the Three Gorges Dam on the high southern shore of the river. The original Zigui town was upstream to the west and was abandoned and submerged under the rising waters of the reservoir in the early years of the 21st century. As it is common in China, Maoping is typically labelled as "Zigui County" (秭归县) or simply "Zigui" (秭归) on most maps.

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