Zhicheng

Zhicheng
枝城镇
Location in Yidu City
Location in Yidu City
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHubei
Prefecture-level cityYichang
County-level cityYidu
Village-level divisions4 residential communities
28 villages[1]
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total88,935
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Zhicheng (Chinese: 枝城) is a town in Yidu County-level city, Yichang Prefecture-level city, Hubei Province, China. It is situated on the right (southern) shore of the Yangtze River, some 15 km southeast from downtown Yidu.

As of 2005, it had a population of 159,000.[citation needed]

Zhicheng has one Yangtze River crossing, the Zhicheng Yangtze River Bridge, which connects Zhicheng with Gujiadian Town (顾家店镇), of Zhijiang city, on the north side of the river. The bridge carries the Jiaozuo–Liuzhou Railway and a provincial highway.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference statzc was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ 宜都市历史沿革 [Yidu City Historical Development] (in Simplified Chinese). XZQH.org. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2019. 2010年第六次人口普查,宜都市常住总人口384598人,其中:{...}枝城镇88935人,