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Jingzhou is a prefecture-level city in southern Hubei, China, located on the banks of the Yangtze River. As of the 2010 census, its total population was 5,691,707, 1,154,086 of whom resided in the built-up (or metro) area comprising the two urban districts.
Jingzhou's central urban area has grown out of a city historically known as Shashi; this name is preserved in the name of Shashi District, which includes the city's historical center, as well as in the names of a number of local facilities, such as Shashi Airport and a railway freight station.
Jingzhou is a prefecture-level city in Hubei, China
Jingzhou may also refer to:
- Jingzhou District, in Jingzhou, Hubei, China
- Jingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous County, in Hunan, China
- Meizhou, formerly known as Jingzhou , city in Guangdong, China
- Jingzhou (ancient China), an ancient Chinese province covering modern Hubei and Hunan
- Jingzhou (historical prefecture in Shaanxi), a historical prefecture in modern Shaanxi, China during the 10th century
- Jingzhou (historical prefecture in Gansu), a historical prefecture in modern Gansu, China between the 5th and 20th centuries
Jingzhou or Jing Province was one of the Nine Provinces of ancient China referenced in Chinese historical texts such as the Tribute of Yu, Erya and Rites of Zhou. It became an administrative division during the reign of Emperor Wu (r. 141–87 BCE) in the Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–9 CE).