Zigui County
title: "Zigui County" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["zigui-county", "counties-of-hubei", "geography-of-yichang"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zigui_County" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Zigui County |
| native_name | 秭归县 |
| other_name | Tzekwei |
| settlement_type | County |
| image_skyline | Maoping-Zhen-downtown-4927.jpg |
| image_caption | Part of the town of Maoping, the county seat |
| pushpin_map | China Hubei |
| pushpin_label | Zigui |
| pushpin_label_position | left |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Hubei |
| coordinates | |
| coor_pinpoint | Zigui government |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | People's Republic of China |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Hubei |
| subdivision_type2 | Prefecture-level city |
| subdivision_name2 | Yichang |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 2427 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 299,642 |
| population_as_of | 2020 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone1 | China Standard |
| utc_offset1 | +8 |
| website | |
| :: |
| name = Zigui County | native_name = 秭归县 | other_name = Tzekwei | settlement_type = County | image_skyline = Maoping-Zhen-downtown-4927.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Part of the town of Maoping, the county seat | flag_alt = | image_seal = | seal_alt = | image_shield = | shield_alt = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = | map_alt = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = China Hubei | pushpin_label = Zigui | pushpin_label_position = left | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Hubei | coordinates = | coor_pinpoint = Zigui government | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = People's Republic of China | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Hubei | subdivision_type2 = Prefecture-level city | subdivision_name2 = Yichang | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | seat_type = | seat = | government_footnotes = | leader_party = | leader_title = | leader_name = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 2427 | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | area_water_percent = | area_note = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_footnotes = | population_total = 299,642 | population_as_of = 2020 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_note = | timezone1 = China Standard | utc_offset1 = +8 | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code_type = | area_code = | iso_code = | website = | footnotes = Zigui County () is a county of western Hubei province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yichang and encompasses the easternmost portion of the Yangtze River Gorges, including the Xiling Gorge.
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/QuYuan-Xiling-Gorge-5008.jpg" caption="In the [[Xiling Gorge]] in the western part of Zigui County"] ::
The county seat of Zigui is now the town of Maoping (), situated a few kilometers west of the Three Gorges Dam on the high southern shore of the river. The original Zigui town was upstream to the west and was abandoned and submerged under the rising waters of the reservoir in the early years of the 21st century. As it is common in China, Maoping is typically labelled as "Zigui County" (秭归县) or simply "Zigui" (秭归) on most maps.
Administrative divisions
Eight towns:
- Maoping ({{linktext|茅坪|镇}}), Guizhou ({{linktext|归州|镇}}), ({{linktext|屈原|镇}}), Shazhenxi ({{linktext|沙镇溪|镇}}), Lianghekou ({{linktext|两河口|镇}}), Guojiaba ({{linktext|郭家坝|镇}}), Yanglinqiao ({{linktext|杨林桥|镇}}), Jiuwanxi ({{linktext|九畹溪|镇}})
Four townships:
- Shuitianba Township ({{linktext|水田坝|乡}}), Xietan Township ({{linktext|泄滩|乡}}), Meijiahe Township ({{linktext|梅家河|乡}}), Moping Township ({{linktext|磨坪|乡}})
Climate
|metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Zigui, elevation 296 m, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1991–present) |Jan record high C = 20.4 |Feb record high C = 25.8 |Mar record high C = 33.8 |Apr record high C = 36.2 |May record high C = 37.4 |Jun record high C = 39.6 |Jul record high C = 40.1 |Aug record high C = 41.7 |Sep record high C = 40.8 |Oct record high C = 33.5 |Nov record high C = 28.1 |Dec record high C = 22.1 |Jan record low C = -4.8 |Feb record low C = -2.9 |Mar record low C = -1.1 |Apr record low C = 2.1 |May record low C = 10.7 |Jun record low C = 16.1 |Jul record low C = 17.3 |Aug record low C = 16.4 |Sep record low C = 10.8 |Oct record low C = 5.9 |Nov record low C = 0.4 |Dec record low C = -3.4 |Jan high C = 8.7 |Feb high C = 11.6 |Mar high C = 17.3 |Apr high C = 23.1 |May high C = 26.7 |Jun high C = 30.0 |Jul high C = 32.3 |Aug high C = 31.8 |Sep high C = 27.5 |Oct high C = 22.1 |Nov high C = 16.6 |Dec high C = 10.9 |Jan mean C = 5.0 |Feb mean C = 7.4 |Mar mean C = 11.9 |Apr mean C = 17.3 |May mean C = 21.3 |Jun mean C = 24.9 |Jul mean C = 27.0 |Aug mean C = 26.5 |Sep mean C = 22.8 |Oct mean C = 17.6 |Nov mean C = 12.4 |Dec mean C = 7.1 |Jan low C = 2.5 |Feb low C = 4.4 |Mar low C = 8.2 |Apr low C = 13.2 |May low C = 17.4 |Jun low C = 21.2 |Jul low C = 23.6 |Aug low C = 23.1 |Sep low C = 19.5 |Oct low C = 14.6 |Nov low C = 9.5 |Dec low C = 4.5 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 24.5 |Feb precipitation mm = 39.9 |Mar precipitation mm = 57.8 |Apr precipitation mm = 113.3 |May precipitation mm = 143.7 |Jun precipitation mm = 162.0 |Jul precipitation mm = 238.9 |Aug precipitation mm = 219.6 |Sep precipitation mm = 123.5 |Oct precipitation mm = 103.6 |Nov precipitation mm = 50.2 |Dec precipitation mm = 20.2 |unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm |Jan precipitation days = 8.4 |Feb precipitation days = 9.6 |Mar precipitation days = 11.5 |Apr precipitation days = 12.7 |May precipitation days = 14.4 |Jun precipitation days = 13.8 |Jul precipitation days = 17.1 |Aug precipitation days = 14.9 |Sep precipitation days = 12.5 |Oct precipitation days = 11.9 |Nov precipitation days = 10.1 |Dec precipitation days = 8.0 |year precipitation days = |Jan humidity = 73 |Feb humidity = 73 |Mar humidity = 72 |Apr humidity = 73 |May humidity = 76 |Jun humidity = 78 |Jul humidity = 81 |Aug humidity = 80 |Sep humidity = 78 |Oct humidity = 79 |Nov humidity = 78 |Dec humidity = 73 |Jan sun = 79.8 |Feb sun = 81.1 |Mar sun = 121.9 |Apr sun = 145.0 |May sun = 148.7 |Jun sun = 144.9 |Jul sun = 169.6 |Aug sun = 181.3 |Sep sun = 125.4 |Oct sun = 111.3 |Nov sun = 105.7 |Dec sun = 90.7 |year sun = | Jan percentsun = 25 | Feb percentsun = 26 | Mar percentsun = 33 | Apr percentsun = 37 | May percentsun = 35 | Jun percentsun = 34 | Jul percentsun = 40 | Aug percentsun = 45 | Sep percentsun = 34 | Oct percentsun = 32 | Nov percentsun = 34 | Dec percentsun = 29 | year percentsun = |Jan snow days = 4.0 |Feb snow days = 2.3 |Mar snow days = 0.3 |Apr snow days = 0 |May snow days = 0 |Jun snow days = 0 |Jul snow days = 0 |Aug snow days = 0 |Sep snow days = 0 |Oct snow days = 0 |Nov snow days = 0.2 |Dec snow days = 1.3 |year snow days = |source 1 = China Meteorological Administration
Tourism
A good view of the Three Gorges Dam, and of an ancillary dam further south, can be had from Maoping's riverside parks.
Economy
Most of Zigui is hilly or mountainous with basic farming and tea production. There are many small coal mines in the mountains, with the coal trucked to the river then loaded onto barges for shipping downstream.
Transportation
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/Maoping-dockside-funicular-4948.jpg" caption="Funiculars take passengers down to the boats at the Maoping Town dock"] ::
Passenger boats and ferries travelling up and down the river can dock at the large passenger dock ("Zigui Harbor", 秭归港) at Maoping, or at Taipingxi Town on the north bank close to the Dam. Frequent bus service connects Maoping with the center city of Yichang to the east; there is also bus service to most towns in the county, as well as to the neighboring counties.
References
References
- "China: Húbĕi (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
- link. XZQH.org. (14 July 2014). zh-hans. 1996年，秭归县面积2427平方千米，{...}2010年第六次人口普查，秭归县常住总人口367107人，其中：茅坪镇101620人，归州镇26155人，屈原镇16839人，沙镇溪镇30996人，两河口镇23649人，郭家坝镇46708人，杨林桥镇26082人，九畹溪镇22657人，水田坝乡31180人，泄滩乡12586人，梅家河乡17267人，磨坪乡11368人。
- link. [[National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China]]. (2017). zh-hans. 统计用区划代码 名称 420527101000 茅坪镇 420527102000 归州镇 420527103000 屈原镇 420527104000 沙镇溪镇 420527105000 两河口镇 420527106000 郭家坝镇 420527107000 杨林桥镇 420527108000 九畹溪镇 420527201000 水田坝乡 420527202000 泄滩乡 420527203000 梅家河乡 420527204000 磨坪乡
- link. Zigui County People's Government. zh-hans. {...}茅坪镇{...}屈原镇{...}归州镇{...}沙镇溪镇{...}水田坝乡{...}磨坪乡{...}梅家河乡{...}两河口镇{...}九畹溪镇{...}郭家坝镇{...}泄滩乡{...}杨林桥镇{...}. ()
- link. [[China Meteorological Administration]]
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