Songzi

Songzi (Chinese: 松滋; pinyin: Sōngzī Shì) is a city in the southwest of Hubei province, People's Republic of China, located in the middle reach and southern bank of the Yangtze River. It is a county-level city under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Jingzhou, and controls 16 townships and 2 development zones, 235,000 households and a population of 765,911 (data from the 2010 Census). It is a long-historied but young and robust city.

Songzi
松滋市
Sungtze
Songzi
Location in Hubei
Coordinates (Songzi government): 30°10′26″N 111°45′25″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHubei
Prefecture-level cityJingzhou
Area
  County-level city2,176.9 km2 (840.5 sq mi)
  Urban
96.00 km2 (37.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
  County-level city839,000
  Density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
  Urban
130,700
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.hbsz.gov.cn
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