Enshi City

Enshi
恩施市 · Enrshiv · Entshil
Enshih
Aerial view of the city at night
Enshi
Location in Hubei
Coordinates (Enshi City government): 30°17′42″N 109°28′47″E / 30.2951°N 109.4796°E / 30.2951; 109.4796
CountryChina
ProvinceHubei
Autonomous prefectureEnshi
Municipal seatXiaoduchuan Subdistrict
Area
3,971.58 km2 (1,533.44 sq mi)
  Urban
52.00 km2 (20.08 sq mi)
Elevation
420 m (1,380 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)
836,781
  Estimate 
(2017)
857,000
  Density210/km2 (550/sq mi)
  Urban
260,700
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
445000
Area code0718
Websitewww.es.gov.cn
Enshi
Chinese恩施
PostalEnshih
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinĒnshī
Wade–GilesEn1-shih1
Former name
Chinese
PostalShihnan
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShīnán
Wade–GilesShih1-nan2

Enshi (Chinese: 恩施; pinyin: Ēnshī) is a county-level city in and the seat of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in western Hubei province, China. The prefecture's legislature, executive and judiciary are seated here, as well as its CPC and public security bureau.

The entire county-level city of Enshi has an area of 3,967 square kilometres (1,532 sq mi) and a population of 780,000.