Zhijiang city, formerly known as Danyang, is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Hubei Province, which is hosted by Yichang City and located in the central and western parts of Hubei Province. It borders dangyang city in the north, Yidu City in the southwest, Xiaoting District and Yiling District in the northwest and Jingzhou City in the southeast, with an area of 13 10 square kilometers. Zhijiang city belongs to subtropical continental monsoon climate, with mild climate, abundant rainfall and sunshine, four distinct seasons, and the average temperature is 16.5℃.

By the end of 2022 10, zhijiang city had 1 streets and 8 towns under its jurisdiction. In 202 1 year, the permanent population of zhijiang city was 427,900. Zhijiang city enjoys convenient transportation, forming a transportation network consisting of three modes of transportation: highway, railway and water transport. 20 17, 171October 27th, zhijiang city was named as the national garden city of 20 17.

topography

Zhijiang city is located in the west of Yangtze paraplatform, and belongs to the second subsidence zone of Neocathaysia in geological structure. Zhijiang city is located in the hilly area at the junction of Huangling Mountain and Jianghan Plain, which is the transition zone from mountainous area to plain prototype. The mountains change from steep to slow, and the terrain along the Yangtze River is banded and inclined from northwest to southeast, mainly in the plains.

The highest point in the northwest is 225 meters above sea level, and the lowest point is Yanglin Lake in Qixingtai Town, with an altitude of only 35. 1 meter and an average altitude of 77.9 meters, which is divided into three types: plain, hilly and low hills. The hills and hills in the northwest account for 58.8% of the total area, and the plains in the southeast account for 4 1.2%. The cultivated land area is 710.5 million mu, accounting for 36.4% of the total area, and the water area is 525,800 mu, accounting for 26.7% of the total area.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-zhijiang city