Cili () is a county in

Hunan Province Hunan is an inland province in Central China. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi to the east, Guangdong and Guangxi to the south, and Guizhou and Chon ...

, China under administration of the

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Zhangjiajie Zhangjiajie (; Tujia language, Tujia: /tsán tɕá kǎi/) is a prefecture-level city in the northwestern part of Hunan, Hunan Province, China. It comprises the district of Yongding District, Zhangjiajie, Yongding, Wulingyuan District, Wulingyua ...

. Located in the north of Hunan and the east of Zhangjiajie, Cili County is bordered to the southeast by

Taoyuan County Taoyuan County () is under the administration of Changde, Hunan, Hunan Province, China. The Yuan River, a tributary of the Yangtze, flows through Taoyuan. It covers an area of 4441 square kilometers, of which is arable land. It is from Zhangji ...

, to the south and the southwest by

Yongding District Yongding () may refer to: *Yongding River, in Beijing *Yongding District, Longyan, a district in Longyan, Fujian *Yongding District, Zhangjiajie, a district in Zhangjiajie, Hunan *Yongding Subdistrict, a subdistrict in Yongding District, Zhangjiaji ...

, to the west and the northwest by

Sangzhi County Sangzhi () is a county in Hunan Province, China, it is under administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhangjiajie. Located on the northern margin of Hunan, Sangzhi County is bordered to the east by Cili County, to the south by Yongding a ...

, and to the north and northeast by

Shimen County Shimen County () is a northernmost county of Hunan Province, China, it is under administration of the prefecture-level city of Changde. Located on the northern margin of Hunan and the west of Changde, Shimen County is bordered to the south and s ...

. Cili is also the home of the

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. The County has an area of with 703,452 of registered population and roughly 613,000 permanent population (as of 2015).population of Cili County: according t
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It is divided into 25 township-level divisions (November 27, 2015), and its

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is Lingyang Town (). Recently a tomb was discovered around Cili that was 2,200 years old. Among the items discovered was a

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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

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of the

) under its jurisdiction. Its

is Lingyang ().The township-level administrative divisions of Cili were reformed on November 27, 2015, according t
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Dongyueguan Dongyueguan Town () is an urban town in and subdivision of Cili County, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China. Administrative divisions The town is divided into 25 village A village is a human settlement or community, larger th ...

* Erfangping * Gaoqiao *

Guangfuqiao Guangfuqiao Town () is an urban town in and subdivision of Cili County, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China. Administrative divisions The town is divided into 14 villages and 1 community A community is a social unit (a group of peo ...

* Lingyang *

Longtanhe Longtanhe Town () is an urban town in Cili County, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China. Administrative divisions The town is divided into 14 villages and 2 communities A community is a Level of analysis, social unit (a group of peo ...

* Miaoshi * Sanhekou *

Tongjinpu Tongjinpu Town () is an urban town in Cili County, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China., alswancili.com/ref> Administrative divisions The town is divided into 23 villages and 4 communities A community is a Level of analysis, social ...

* Xiangshi *

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Yanbodu Yanbodu Town () is an urban town in Cili County, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China.About the subdivision of Cili County, the township-level administrative divisions were reformed on November 27, 2015. according to , alswancili.com/ref> ...

* Dongxi * Nanshanping *

Yangliupu Yangliupu Township () is a rural township in Cili County, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China.About the subdivision of Cili County, the township-level administrative divisions were reformed on November 27, 2015. according t湖南省民政� ...

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