Jishou

Jishou (; Tujia: Jiersouv) is a county-level city and the seat of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan province, China.

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Settlement.name: Jishou
Settlement.native_name: ·
Settlement.other_name: Kishow
Settlement.settlement_type: County-level city
Settlement.postal_code_type: Postal code
Settlement.postal_code: 4160XX
Settlement.image_map: ChinaXiangxiJishou.png
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Jishou City within Xiangxi
Settlement.pushpin_map: China Hunan
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Hunan
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: China
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Hunan
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Autonomous prefecture
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Xiangxi
Settlement.seat_type: Municipal seat
Settlement.seat: Qianzhou Subdistrict

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Wikidata facts

Official name: 吉首市
Population: 408812
Area: 1061.81
Elevation: 200
Official website: www.jishou.gov.cn
Image: 吉首 (2).JPG

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postal code: 416000
Commons category: Jishou
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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, and to the southwest by Fenghuang County. Jishou City covers an area of , and as of 2015, it had a registered population of 301,000 and a resident population of 286,400.