Jieshou should not be confused with Jishou.
| Jieshou | |
| Other Name: | Kieshu |
| Settlement Type: | County-level city |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Anhui |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Fuyang |
| Area Total Km2: | 667.3 |
| Population: | 834000 |
| Population As Of: | 2019 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
| Coordinates: | 33.257°N 115.3746°W |
| Elevation Ft: | 128 |
| Elevation M: | 39 |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
| Postal Code: | 236500 |
Jieshou is a county-level city under the administration of Fuyang City, located on the Huang-Huai Plain in northwestern Anhui province, People's Republic of China. Jieshou, an important commercial port and gateway, borders Henan Province on the west and the Ying River, a major tributary of the Huai River flows in a southeasterly direction across the county to Fuyang. According to the "China Statistical Yearbook" the population of Jieshou city stood at 109,103 in 2010,[1] while GeoNames, puts the population at over 140,000 inhabitants.[2] Covering a total area of 667 square kilometers, the county-level city comprises three urban sub-districts of Jieshou, and in the surrounding rural area a further 15 towns and townships make up the total population of 740,000.[3]
During the Qing dynasty Jieshou was part of the Yingzhou Prefecture.
In the present, Jieshou City has3 sub-districts, 12 towns, and 3 townships.[4]
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