Zigui County
Zigui County (simplified Chinese: 秭归县; traditional Chinese: 秭歸縣; pinyin: Zǐguī Xiàn) is a county of western Hubei province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yichang and encompasses the easternmost portion of the Yangtze River Gorges, including the Xiling Gorge.
Zigui County
秭归县 Tzekwei | |
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Part of the town of Maoping, the county seat | |
Zigui Location in Hubei | |
| Coordinates (Zigui government): 30°49′34″N 110°58′41″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hubei |
| Prefecture-level city | Yichang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,427 km2 (937 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 367,107 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
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| Traditional Chinese | 秭歸縣 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 秭归县 | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 秭歸 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 秭归 | ||||||||
| Postal | Tzukwei | ||||||||
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The county seat of Zigui is now the town of Maoping (茅坪镇; Máopíng Zhèn), situated a few kilometers west of the Three Gorges Dam on the high southern shore of the river. The original Zigui town was upstream to the west and was abandoned and submerged under the rising waters of the reservoir in the early years of the 21st century. As it is common in China, Maoping is typically labelled as "Zigui County" (秭归县) or simply "Zigui" (秭归) on most maps.