Zhicheng () is a

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an o ...

in Yidu

County-level city A county-level municipality (), county-level city or county city, formerly known as prefecture-controlled city (1949–1970: ; 1970–1983: ), is a county-level administrative division of the People's Republic of China. County-level ...

Yichang Yichang (), alternatively romanized as Ichang, is a prefecture-level city located in western Hubei province, China. It is the third largest city in the province after the capital, Wuhan and the prefecture-level city Xiangyang, by urban populati ...

Prefecture-level city A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. During the Republican era, many of Chi ...

Hubei Hubei (; ; alternately Hupeh) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, and is part of the Central China region. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Dongting Lake. The p ...

Province,

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. It is situated on the right (southern) shore of the

Yangtze River The Yangtze or Yangzi ( or ; ) is the longest river in Asia, the third-longest in the world, and the longest in the world to flow entirely within one country. It rises at Jari Hill in the Tanggula Mountains (Tibetan Plateau) and flows ...

, some 15 km southeast from downtown Yidu. As of 2005, it had a population of 159,000. Zhicheng has one

Yangtze River crossing The Yangtze River power line crossings are overhead power lines that cross the Yangtze River in China. There are at least three power line crossings on the Yangtze River at Jiangyin, Nanjing, and Wuhu. The towers of the crossing in Jiangyin are ...

, the

Zhicheng Yangtze River Bridge The Zhicheng Yangtze River Bridge is a road-rail truss bridge across the Yangtze River at Zhicheng, Hubei Province in central China.(Chinese董晓斌曹礼达冉德强, 公铁两用的湖北枝城长江大桥维修结束恢复通车中新网 ...

, which connects Zhicheng with Gujiadian Town ( 顾家店镇), of Zhijiang city, on the north side of the river. The bridge carries the Jiaozuo–Liuzhou Railway and a provincial highway.

Administrative divisions

Four residential communities: * Jiefanglu (),

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(), Yangxi (), Xihu () Twenty-eight villages: * Jiaguoshan (), Lijiaping (), Shuijingping (), Zhifangchong (), Liulichong (), Zhongjiachong (), Yangxi (), Heyangdian (), Huilongdang (), Guandang (), Guanping (), Wufengshan (), Baishuigang (), Sanbanhu (), Jiudaohe (), Dayan (), Yujiaqiao (), Quanshuihe (), Chixihe (), Quanxinfan (), Yangjinfan (), Yanjiang (), Huancheng (), Yangheling (), Xiejiachong (), Louzihe (), Liangjiafan (), Longwangtai ()

References

Geography of Yichang Township-level divisions of Hubei {{Hubei-geo-stub

Administrative divisions

See also

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