Cili () is a county in

Hunan Province Hunan (, ; ) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the South Central China region. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi t ...

, China under administration of the

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Zhangjiajie Zhangjiajie (), also known in Tujia language as ''Zhangx jif avlar'' /dzaŋ˩ ji˥ a˩.la˥/, is a prefecture-level city in the northwestern part of Hunan Province, China. It comprises the district of Yongding, Wulingyuan and counties of Cili ...

. 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, Zhangjiaj ...

, to the west and the northwest by

Sangzhi County Sangzhi () is a county in Hunan, 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 Yongdin ...

, to the north and northeast by Shimen County. 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), 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

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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 division The town is divided into 25 villages and 1 community A community is a social unit (a group of living ...

() * Erfangping (): formed by merging the former Erfangping () and

Jinglongqiao Jinglongqiao Township () is a rural township in Cili County, Zhangjiajie, 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� ...

() 2 townships. * Gaoqiao, Cili () * Guangfuqiao () * Jiangya, Cili () *

Lingxi, Cili Lingxi Town () is an urban town in Cili County, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China., alswancili.com Administrative division The town is divided into 16 villages and 1 community A community is a social unit (a group of living things ...

(): formed by merging the former Chaoyang Township () and Lingxi Town (). *

Lingyang, Cili Lingyang Town () is an urban town and the seat of Cili County, Hunan, China. Administrative division The town is divided into 57 villages and 15 community A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as plac ...

() * Longtanhe (): formed by merging the former Jinping Township () and Longtanhe Town (). * Miaoshi, Cili () *

Sanhekou, Cili Sanhekou Township () is a rural township in Cili County, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China., alswancili.com/ref> Administrative division The township is divided into 18 village A village is a clustered human settlement or co ...

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Guotaiqiao Guotaiqiao Township () is an rural Townships of the People's Republic of China, township in Cili County, Zhangjiajie, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China.About the subdivision of Cili County, the township-level administrative divisions were ...

(), Zhuangta () and Sanhekou () 3 townships. *

Shamuqiao Shamuqiao Town () is an urban town in Cili County, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China., alswancili.com/ref> Administrative division The town is divided into 27 villages and 2 communities A community is a social unit (a group of livi ...

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

() * Xiangshi, Cili () *

Xikou, Cili Xikou 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> Ad ...

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Yanbodu Yanbodu Town () is an urban Towns of the People's Republic of China, town in Cili County, Hunan, Hunan Province, China, People's Republic of China.About the subdivision of Cili County, the township-level administrative divisions were reformed on N ...

(): 6 villages of the former Yichongqiao Township () merging to it. ;3 Townships *

Dongxi, Cili Dongxi Township () is a rural township in Cili County, Zhangjiajie, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China. Administrative divisions The township is divided into 13 village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, ...

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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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Ganyan, Cili Ganyan Township () is a rural township in Cili County, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China. Administrative division The township is divided into 21 village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a ...

(): 14 villages of the former Yichongqiao Township () merging to it. *

Gaofeng, Cili Gaofeng Tujia Ethnic Township () is a rural Tujia ethnic township in Cili County, Hunan Province, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependenci ...

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Jinyan, Cili Jinyan Township () is an rural township in Cili County, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China., alswancili.com Administrative division The township is divided into 19 village A village is a clustered human settlement or communit ...

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Xujiafang Xujiafang 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 to , alswancili.co ...

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Yanghe, Cili Yanghe 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 to , alswancili.com/r ...

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Zhaojiagang Zhaojiagang 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 to , alswancili. ...

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