Jishou
吉首市 · Jiersouv Kishow | |
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Coordinates: 28°16′34″N 109°42′43″E / 28.276°N 109.712°E[1] | |
Country | China |
Province | Hunan |
Autonomous prefecture | Xiangxi |
Municipal seat | Qianzhou Subdistrict |
Area | |
1,062.46 km2 (410.22 sq mi) | |
• Urban | 48.00 km2 (18.53 sq mi) |
Population (2020 census)[4] | |
408,812 | |
• Estimate (2017) | 386,000 |
• Density | 380/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
• Urban | 291,000 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 4160XX |
Website | www |
Jishou (Chinese: 吉首; pinyin: Jíshǒu; Tujia: Jiersouv) is a county-level city and the seat of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan province, China.
Located in western Hunan province, the city is bordered to the northwest by Huayuan and Baojing Counties, to the northeast by Guzhang County, to the southeast by Luxi County, to the southwest by Fenghuang County. Jishou City covers 1,078.33 km2 (416.35 sq mi), as of 2015, It had a registered population of 301,000 and a resident population of 286,400.[5]