Jingzhou

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Jingzhou 荆州
—  Prefecture-level city  —
荊州市
Location of Jingzhou within Hubei
Jingzhou Location in China
Coordinates: 30°20′N 112°13′E / 30.333°N 112.217°E / 30.333; 112.217
Country	China
Province	Hubei
Area
- Prefecture-level city	14,168 km2 (5,470.3 sq mi)
- Urban	1,579 km2 (609.7 sq mi)
- Metro	1,579 km2 (609.7 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census)
- Prefecture-level city	5,691,707
- Density	401.7/km2 (1,040.5/sq mi)
- Urban	1,154,086
- Urban density	730.9/km2 (1,893/sq mi)
- Metro	1,154,086
- Metro density	730.9/km2 (1,893/sq mi)
Time zone	China standard time (UTC+8)
Website	http://www.jingzhou.gov.cn/

Jingzhou (simplified Chinese: 荆州; traditional Chinese: 荊州; pinyin: Jīngzhōu) is a prefecture-level city in Hubei Province, People's Republic of China. The city is located on the banks of the Yangtze River. Its population is 5,691,707 at the 2010 census whom 1,154,086 in the built up area made of 3 urban districts.

Geography

Jingzhou occupies an area of 14,067 km² with its topography rising from east to west. It is densely covered by a network of waterways, as well as lakes.

Jingzhou is located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River on the Jianghan Plain. Downstream to its east lies Wuhan, the provincial capital and to to the west the city of Yichang, the Three Gorges, and finally the Chongqing Municipality. Jingmen City, also in Hubei, lies to the north; to its south are Yueyang and Changde, both in Hunan Province.

Climate

Climate data for Jingzhou(1971−2000)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	8.1 (46.6)	10.2 (50.4)	14.2 (57.6)	21.1 (70.0)	26.1 (79.0)	29.3 (84.7)	32.0 (89.6)	32.0 (89.6)	27.5 (81.5)	22.4 (72.3)	16.3 (61.3)	10.8 (51.4)	20.83 (69.50)
Average low °C (°F)	0.9 (33.6)	2.8 (37.0)	6.6 (43.9)	12.9 (55.2)	17.9 (64.2)	21.8 (71.2)	24.7 (76.5)	24.4 (75.9)	19.6 (67.3)	14.0 (57.2)	8.0 (46.4)	2.9 (37.2)	13.04 (55.48)
Precipitation mm (inches)	29.6 (1.165)	44.8 (1.764)	75.4 (2.969)	107.6 (4.236)	140.8 (5.543)	159.9 (6.295)	151.2 (5.953)	119.9 (4.72)	89.3 (3.516)	86.8 (3.417)	55.2 (2.173)	23.4 (0.921)	1,083.9 (42.673)
Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	8.2	9.1	12.9	12.8	13.3	13.0	10.5	9.4	9.2	10.6	8.5	6.8	124.3
Source: Weather China

Demographics

According to the 2010 Census, the prefecture-level city of Jingzhou has 5,691,707 inhabitants and a population density of 405 inhabitants per km².^[1]

Administration

The prefecture-level city of Jingzhou has jurisdiction over two districts, three county-level cities and three counties. The information here presented uses the metric system and data from 2010 Census.

English Name	Simplified	Traditional	Pinyin	Area	Population	Density
Jingzhou District	荆州区	荊州區	Jīngzhōu Qū	1,046	553,756	529
Shashi District	沙市区	沙市區	Shāshì Qū	469	498,526	1,063
Jingzhou Development District	荆州开发区	荊州開發區	Jīngzhōu Kāifā Qū	64	101,804	1,591
Songzi City	松滋市	鬆滋市	Sōngzī Shì	2,235	765,911	343
Shishou City	石首市	石首市	Shíshǒu Shì	1,427	577,022	404
Honghu City	洪湖市	洪湖市	Hónghú Shì	2,519	819,446	325
Jiangling County	江陵县	江陵縣	Jiānglíng Xiàn	1,032	331,344	321
Gong'an County	公安县	公安縣	Gōng'ān Xiàn	2,258	881,128	390
Jianli County	监利县	監利縣	Jiānlì Xiàn	3,118	1,162,770	373

History

Jingzhou has been a transportation hub and commodity distribution center for 6,000 years.

The ancient city of Jingzhou is what is now the main urban area of Jiangling County, which is one of the counties within Jingzhou City. Situated in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, this has been a strategic location of military importance since ancient times.

Ying, within the borders of present day Jingzhou, was the capital of 20 kings over 411 years of the State of Chu during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods of the Zhou Dynasty (1046 BCE - 256 BCE).

The city is said to have been built with earth by Guan Yu in the Three Kingdoms period. During the Southern and Northern Dynasties period, it was the capital of the Western Liang. In the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, it was the capital of the Nanping State.

Sights

Numerous sites have been preserved from the Chu State period, including the ruins of five Chu cities, 73 sites featuring Chu Culture and more than 800 ancient tombs, including those of 18 Chu kings.

There are also historical sites from the Three Kingdoms period, such as the Wulin Battlefield (where the Battle of Red Cliffs took place) and the Huarong Path.

Museum

The city walls were rebuilt in 1646 and measure 9 meters in height and 10 meters in depth. The perimeter of the wall extends for 9.3 kilometers. The city walls, city gates, watchtowers, and battlements have been well maintained . Many of the towers on top of the majestic city gates have been damaged or rebuilt, only leaving the Chaozong Tower which was rebuilt in 1838 on the Gongji Gate.

The Jingzhou museum is well-known, most notably for a well-preserved 2,000-year-old male corpse. Also on display are silk and lacquerware from the Warring States Period.

Transportation

• China National Highway 207
• China National Highway 318
• Jingzhou Railway Station on the Jingmen-Shashi and Wuhan-Yichang (under construction) Railways.

See also

• 1954 Yangtze River Floods

References

1. ^ (Chinese) Compilation by LianXin website. Data from the Sixth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China

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External links

• Official Jingzhou City Website

Coordinates: 30°20′04″N 112°13′28″E / 30.33444°N 112.22444°E / 30.33444; 112.22444