Jingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous County

Jingzhou County
靖州县
靖州苗族侗族自治县
Jingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous County
Location of Jingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous County within Huaihua
Location of Jingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous County within Huaihua
Jingzhou is located in Hunan
Jingzhou
Jingzhou
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 26°34′26″N 109°41′42″E / 26.574°N 109.695°E / 26.574; 109.695[1]
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityHuaihua
Area
 • Total2,210.56 km2 (853.50 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[3]
 • Total245,116
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code
4184XX

Jingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 靖州苗族侗族自治县; traditional Chinese: 靖州苗族侗族自治縣; pinyin: Jìngzhōu Miáozú Dòngzú Zìzhìxiàn), usually referred to as Jingzhou County (靖州县; 靖州縣; Jìngzhōu Xiàn) or abbreviated just as Jingzhou, is an autonomous county of Miao and Dong peoples in Hunan Province, China, the county is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Huaihua. It was known as "Jing County" (靖县; 靖縣; Jìng Xiàn), renamed to the present name on February 19, 1987.[4]

Jingzhou is located on the southwestern margin of Hunan Province, adjacent to Guizhou Province. It borders Jinpin, Liping and Tianzhu Counties of Guizhou to the west, Tongdao County to the south, Suining County to the east, Huitong County to the north. The county covers 2,210 km2 (850 sq mi), as of 2015, It had a registered population of 271,403 and a resident population of 253,000.[5] The county has six towns and five townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is the town of Quyang (渠阳镇).[6]

  1. ^ "Jingzhou" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  4. ^ 靖州历史沿革 [History of Jingzhou County]. jzszw.com.
  5. ^ 2015年靖州县国民经济和社会发展统计公报 [Statistical Communiqué of Jingzhou County on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development]. Jingzhou County People's Government. or ahmhxc.com
  6. ^ 《湖南省民政厅关于同意靖州县乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕80号 [Divisions of Jingzhou County in 2015, according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Jingzhou County on 25 November 2015]. rednet.cn Hunan. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2017., 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. Archived from the original on 2017-04-07. Retrieved 2017-01-31. or xinhuanet.com