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 to ...

, 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 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 Zhangjiang To ...

, to the south and the southwest by Yongding District, to the west and the northwest by Sangzhi County, 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

Tujia people The Tujia ( Northern Tujia: ''Bifjixkhar'' / ''Bifzixkar'', IPA: , Southern Tujia: ''Mongrzzir'', ; ) are an ethnic group and, with a total population of over 8 million, the eighth-largest officially recognized ethnic minority in the People's ...

. 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

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

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Erfangping Erfangping Township () is a rural township in Cili County, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China. Administrative division The township is divided into 11 village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than ...

(): formed by merging the former Erfangping () and Jinglongqiao () 2 townships. * Gaoqiao, Cili () * Guangfuqiao () * Jiangya, Cili () * Lingxi, Cili (): formed by merging the former Chaoyang Township () and Lingxi Town (). * Lingyang, Cili () * Longtanhe (): formed by merging the former Jinping Township () and Longtanhe Town (). * Miaoshi, Cili () * Sanhekou, Cili (): formed by merging the former

Guotaiqiao Guotaiqiao Township () is an 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� ...

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

Xiangshi, Cili Xiangshi 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> ...

() * Xikou, Cili () * Yanbodu (): 6 villages of the former Yichongqiao Township () merging to it. ;3 Townships * Dongxi, Cili () *

Nanshanping Nanshanping Township () is a rural township in Cili County, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China., alswancili.com Administrative division The township is divided into 17 village A village is a clustered human settlement or commu ...

() * Yangliupu () ;7 Tujia

() * Ganyan, Cili (): 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 Hunan (, ; ) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the South Central China region. Located in the middle reaches ...

() * Jinyan, Cili () * Sanguansi () * Xujiafang () *

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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