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Jieshou
界首市 Kieshu | |
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| Coordinates: 33°15′25″N 115°22′29″E / 33.2570°N 115.3746°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Anhui |
| Prefecture-level city | Fuyang |
| Area | |
• Total | 667.3 km2 (257.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 39 m (128 ft) |
| Population (2019) | 834,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal Code | 236500 |
Jieshou (Chinese: 界首; pinyin: Jièshǒu) is a county-level city under the administration of Fuyang City, located on the Huang-Huai Plain in northwestern Anhui province, People's Republic of China. Jieshou, an important commercial port and gateway, borders Henan Province on the west and the Ying River, a major tributary of the Huai River flows in a southeasterly direction across the county to Fuyang. According to the "China Statistical Yearbook" the population of Jieshou city stood at 109,103 in 2010,[1] while GeoNames, puts the population at over 140,000 inhabitants.[2] Covering a total area of 667 square kilometers, the county-level city comprises three urban sub-districts of Jieshou, and in the surrounding rural area a further 15 towns and townships make up the total population of 740,000.[3]
- ^ Britannica Book of the Year 2013. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. 2013. ISBN 978-1-62513-103-4.
- ^ "Jieshou, China". GeoNames. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
- ^ 界首市情 [Jieshou City]. ahjscz.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2012-11-14. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2019-10-03.