Jishou Explained

Jishou should not be confused with Jieshou.

Jishou
Native Name:Chinese: 吉首市 · Jiersouv
Other Name:Kishow
Settlement Type:County-level city
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:4160XX
Pushpin Map:China Hunan
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Hunan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Hunan
Subdivision Type2:Autonomous prefecture
Subdivision Name2:Xiangxi
Seat Type:Municipal seat
Seat:Qianzhou Subdistrict
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1062.46
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:408812
Population As Of:2020 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Area Urban Km2:48.00
Area Urban Footnotes:[3]
Population Est:386000
Pop Est As Of:2017
Population Urban:291000
Coordinates:28.276°N 109.712°W
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8

Jishou (; 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, to the southwest by Fenghuang County. Jishou City covers 1078.33km2, as of 2015, It had a registered population of 301,000 and a resident population of 286,400.[4]

History

Jishou has a history of more than 2,000 years dating back to the Qin dynasty. In those days, it was affiliated with Qianzhong Prefecture . During the Song dynasty, a town government was established in a stockaded village, Zhenxi, which in the Ming dynasty became the Zhenxi soldiers and civilians battalion . Qianzhou Prefecture was created during the Qing dynasty. During the Republic of China era it was known as Qian County In 1953 the area was renamed Jishou county, with two adjacent cities, Jishou and Qianzhou. In 1982 Jishou city became the capital of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture. The city of Qianzhou now lies just south of Jishou city.[5]

Administrative divisions

Jishou has 6 subdistricts, 5 towns and 1 township under its jurisdiction,[6] the seat of the city is Qianzhou Subdistrict.

Geography

Jishou lies east of the Wuling Mountain range. About 80% of the city's terrain is low hills or low mountains. The highest elevation is 964.5 meters, at Liantaifeng (near the town of Aizhai and the lowest point is 142 meters, near the town of Hexi .[7] The Dong River, a tributary of the Yuan River, runs west to east through the city.

Population

Jishou County had a population of 291,200 in the year 2008, including an agricultural population of 163,100, or 56% of the population. The urban population was 192,500. About 77.3% of the population belonged to the Miao or Tujia minorities, with 121,000 Miao and 101,200 Tujia. Members of China's predominant Han ethnic group comprise the rest of the population.[8]

Education

Jishou has two institutions of higher education:

Economy

In 2001, the gross domestic product in Jishou was 19.45 billion yuan, with a revenue of 1.45 billion yuan. Jishou produces fruits, especially kiwis and oranges, vegetables, livestock and poultry, and tobacco.[9] Tourism is becoming an important industry, since the ancient city of Fenghuang, is about 30 minutes away and Dehang National Park is about 40 minutes away.

According to preliminary estimation, the gross domestic product in 2018 was CN¥16,762 million ($2,533 million), up by 10.1 percent over the previous year. Of this total, the value added of the primary industry was CN¥716 million ($108 million), up by 3.5 percent, that of the secondary industry was CN¥4,841 million ($732 million), up by 11.8 percent and that of the tertiary industry was CN¥11,206 million ($1,693 million), up by 9.8 percent. The value added of the primary industry accounted for 4.27 percent of the GDP; that of the secondary industry accounted for 28.88 percent; and that of the tertiary industry accounted for 66.85 percent. The GDP per capita in 2018 was CN¥44,849 ($6,777), up by 5.9 percent compared with the previous year.[10]

Transportation

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Notes and References

  1. Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture Land Use Plan (2006 - 20)/. Accessed 8 July 2014.
  2. Web site: 湘西州第七次全国人口普查主要数据公报 . Government of Xiangxi Prefecture . zh . 2021-06-18 .
  3. Book: Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development . Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development . China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017 . 2019 . China Statistics Press . Beijing . 68 . 11 January 2020 . 18 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190618043019/http://www.mohurd.gov.cn/xytj/tjzljsxytjgb/jstjnj/w02019012421874448287322500.xls . dead .
  4. the population of Jishou City in 2015, according to the Web site: Statistical Communiqué of Jishou City on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development . zh:2015年吉首市国民经济和社会发展统计公报 . http://www.tjcn.org/tjgb/18hn/8896.html . www.tjcn.org. or ahmhxc.com
  5. Web site: 吉首简介-湘西生活网 . 2010-07-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110707054008/http://so.07430743.com/view/598.html . 2011-07-07 .
  6. Web site: zh:2022年统计用区划代码(吉首市) . 2022 Statistical Division Codes (Jishou) . . zh.
  7. About Jishou City (吉首市资讯):cntics.com
  8. Web site: 吉首市人民政府-吉首概况 . 2010-07-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110904204144/http://www.zgjs.gov.cn/plus/list.php?tid=450 . 2011-09-04 .
  9. Web site: 吉首市人民政府-吉首概况 . 2010-07-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100129010737/http://www.zgjs.gov.cn/plus/list.php?tid=449 . 2010-01-29 .
  10. Statistical Communiqués Statistical Communiqué of Jishou City on the 2018 National Economic and Social Development. Statistical authority of Jishou City . April 1, 2019. 2009-06-18.