Zhijiang, Hubei

Zhijiang
枝江市
Chihkiang
Zhijiang Transportation Bureau
Zhijiang
Location in Hubei
Coordinates: 30°25′34″N 111°45′40″E / 30.426°N 111.761°E / 30.426; 111.761
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHubei
Prefecture-level cityYichang
Area
1,310 km2 (510 sq mi)
  Urban
100.00 km2 (38.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
408,487
  Density310/km2 (810/sq mi)
  Urban
243,784
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Zhijiang
Chinese枝江
PostalChihkiang
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhījiāng
Wade–GilesChih1-chiang1

Zhijiang (Chinese: 枝江; pinyin: Zhījiāng) is a county-level city of Yichang City, in the west of Hubei province, People's Republic of China. Until the 1990s Zhijiang was a county. It is located on the left (northern) shore of the Yangtze River, downstream from Yichang center city.