Cili County Explained

Cili County
Other Name:Tzeli
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Settlement Type:County
Pushpin Map:China Hunan
Pushpin Label:Cili
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Hunan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Hunan
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Zhangjiajie
Seat:Lingyang
Area Total Km2:3492.02
Population Total:684300
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:29.379°N 110.956°W
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8

Cili is a county in Hunan Province, China under administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhangjiajie. Located in the north of Hunan and the east of Zhangjiajie, Cili County is bordered to the southeast by Taoyuan County, to the south and the southwest by Yongding District, to the west and the northwest by Sangzhi County, to the north and northeast by Shimen County. Cili is also the home of the Tujia people. The County has an area of with 703,452 of registered population and roughly 613,000 permanent population (as of 2015).[1] It is divided into 25 township-level divisions (November 27, 2015), its county seat is Lingyang Town (Chinese: 零阳镇).

Recently a tomb was discovered around Cili that was 2,200 years old. Among the items discovered was a bronze cooking vessel that contained fish. The tomb was that of an ancient senior official .

Administrative divisions

According to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Cili County on November 27, 2015, it has 15 towns and 10 townships (7 of which are ethnic townships of the Tujia people) under its jurisdiction. Its county seat is Lingyang (Chinese: 零阳镇).[2] they are:

15 Towns
3 Townships
7 Tujia ethnic townships (Chinese: 土家族乡)

Notes and References

  1. population of Cili County: according to 2015年慈利县国民经济和社会发展统计公报, also see zjjrs.gov or tjj.zjj.gov
  2. The township-level administrative divisions of Cili were reformed on November 27, 2015, according to 湖南省民政厅关于同意慈利县乡镇区划调整方案的批复 (湘民行发〔2015〕105号), also see people.com: 湖南省乡镇区划调整改革109个县市区批复方案 (2015-12-08) or xinhuanet.com: 湖南省乡镇区划调整改革109个县市区批复方案 (2015-12-08)