Prefecture-level city Tianmen Province Hubei | Time zone China Standard (UTC+8) | |
 | ||
Country People's Republic of China Points of interest Taizishan National Forest Park, Huzhuashan, Shilong Shuiku, Wenfeng Park, Aiyuan, Huiting Reservoir | ||
Jingshan County (simplified Chinese: 京山县; traditional Chinese: 京山縣; pinyin: jīngshān xiàn) is a county of Jingmen City, in central Hubei Province, People's Republic of China. It is bordered on the north by the Dahong Mountain and on the south by the Jianghan Plain. The county has an area of over 3,520 square kilometres (1,360 sq mi). It has one economic development zone, jurisdiction over 14 towns and a total population of 640,000. Jingshan is located approximately one hour's drive from the provincial capital Wuhan.
Contents
Map of Jingshan, Jingmen, Hubei, China
Geography and climate
Jingshan has a subtropical monsoon climate and four distinct seasons. There is abundant rainfall but the seasonal distribution is uneven. The annual mean temperature is 16.3 °C.
Population
In 2002, 636,100 people lived in Jingshan County. 403,100 of them were rural inhabitants whilst 233,000 formed the urban population. 320,100 of them were male and 316,000 femal. The central towns have a total population of 233,200 inhabitants, 15,500 of them are mobile. In Jingshan the population density is 181 people per km² with an average life expectancy of 74.12 years.
Industry and economy
In 2005, the county achieved a GDP of 7.1 billion. There are more than 100 enterprises, eleven of which are 10 million euro enterprises. 39 of them are 10 million yuan enterprises. Yearly exports reached 48 million U.S. dollars in 2005.
Construction, machinery manufacturing, materials processing, textiles and garments, chemical metallurgy and food processing shape the five industrial clusters.