Zhongxiang City, a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Hubei Province, is managed by Jingmen City. It is located in the middle of Hubei Province, at the northern end of Hanjiang Plain, bordering Suizhou in the northeast, Jingshan in the east, Tianmen in the south, Dongbao District, Duodao District and Shayang County in the west, and Yicheng in the northwest, with a total area of 4,488 square kilometers. By 0: 00 on June165438+1October 65438 in 2020, the permanent population of Zhongxiang City will be 868,900.
Mainly Han nationality, ethnic minorities are scattered, with 27 ethnic minorities. As of April, 2022, Zhongxiang City has jurisdiction over 2 streets, 15 towns and 1 5 townships, and the municipal government is located at No.2, Shicheng Avenue Middle Road, Zhong Ying Street.
City introduction:
In the tenth year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (153 1), Anlufu was promoted to Chengtianfu, and the county was restored in the same year. Take the meaning of "auspicious gathering" and name it Zhong Xiang. In the Western Han Dynasty, Yingxian County was established. Ming, reset Zhongxiang County. 1992, Zhongxiang county was abolished and Zhongxiang city (county level) was established, which was subordinate to Jingzhou District, Hubei Province. 1994, changed to Jingsha city management.
1996, changed to Jingmen escrow. It is a national historical and cultural city, the hometown of longevity in the world, an advanced county in scientific and technological progress, an excellent tourist city in China, a national sustainable development experimental zone, a national ecological demonstration zone, a national garden city, a national demonstration county of four good roads in rural areas, and the second batch of national agricultural product quality and safety counties.