Jingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous County
Jingzhou County
靖州县 | |
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| 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 | |
| Coordinates: 26°34′26″N 109°41′42″E / 26.574°N 109.695°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Huaihua |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,210.56 km2 (853.50 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 245,116 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+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.
Jingzhou is located on the southwestern margin of Hunan Province, adjacent to Guizhou Province. It borders Jinping, Liping and Tianzhu Counties of Guizhou to the west, Tongdao County to the south, Suining County to the east, and Huitong County to the north. The county covers 2,210 km2 (850 sq mi), and as of 2015, it had a registered population of 271,403 and a resident population of 253,000. The county has six towns and five townships under its jurisdiction, and the county seat is the town of Quyang (渠阳镇).