Jishou
Jishou
吉首市 · Jiersouv Kishow | |
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Location of Jishou City within Xiangxi | |
| Coordinates: 28°16′34″N 109°42′43″E / 28.276°N 109.712°E | |
| 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) | |
| 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, and to the southwest by Fenghuang County. Jishou City covers an area of 1,078.33 km2 (416.35 sq mi), and as of 2015, it had a registered population of 301,000 and a resident population of 286,400.