Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture

Enshi Prefecture
恩施州
Enshih
恩施土家族苗族自治州

Enrshiv bifzivkar befkar zifzifzoux(Tujia)

Entshil tutjadcul maolcul zibzhibzhoud(Miao)
Enshi Grand Canyon
Location of Enshi Prefecture in Hubei
Coordinates (Enshi Prefecture government): 30°16′19″N 109°29′17″E / 30.272°N 109.488°E / 30.272; 109.488
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHubei
Prefecture seatEnshi City
Area
  Total
24,061 km2 (9,290 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
  Total
3,290,294
  Density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
GDP
  TotalCN¥ 67.1 billion
US$ 10.8 billion
  Per capitaCN¥ 20,191
US$ 3,242
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
445000
Area code0718
ISO 3166 codeCN-HB-28
Websiteenshi.gov.cn
Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture
Chinese恩施土家族苗族自治州
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinĒnshī Tǔjiāzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu
Wade–GilesEn1-shih1 T'u3-chia1-tsu2 Miao2-tsu2 Tzu4-chih4-chou1
Former name
Chinese
PostalShihnan
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShīnán
Wade–GilesShih1-nan2

Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (Chinese: 恩施土家族苗族自治州; pinyin: Ēnshī Tǔjiāzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu) is located in the mountainous southwestern corner of Hubei province, People's Republic of China. It forms Hubei's southwestern "panhandle", bordering on Hunan in the south and Chongqing Municipality in the west and northwest. The Yangtze River crosses the prefecture's northeastern corner in Badong County.