South-central China
Hunan
Changde Shi

Shimen County

Shimen County is the northernmost county of Hunan Province, China, bordering Hubei Province to the north. It is under administration of the prefecture-level city of .
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  • Type: City with 192,000 residents
  • Description: county
  • Also known as: “Shih-men Hsien” and “Shimen”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shimenxian.

Railway station
Photo: Qa003qa003, CC BY-SA 4.0.
railway station is a fourth-class railway station in Shimen County, , , on the Jiaozuo–Liuzhou railway. It was built in 1978.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chujiang Subdistrict and Erdu Township.

Town
is a subdistrict and the county seat of Shimen in , . Chujiang Town is located in the south central Shimen County, it is bordered by Yijiadu Town to the northeast and east, to the south, and Xinguan Town to the west and north.

Town
is a township of Shimen County in , . The township is located in the southwestern Shimen County. It is bordered by Xinguan, Chujiang and Yijiadu towns to the north, to the east, Jiashan Town to the south, and of to the west.

Shimen County

Latitude
29.5873° or 29° 35′ 14″ north
Longitude
111.3733° or 111° 22′ 24″ east
Population
192,000
Elevation
761 metres (2,497 feet)
Open location code
7PXHH9PF+W8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 244081886
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
1795106
Wiki­data ID
Q1338696
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Shimen County” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Shimen Xian”
  • Chinese: “Chio̍h-mn̂g-koān”
  • Chinese: “shímén xiàn”
  • Chinese: “石門縣”
  • Chinese: “石门”
  • Chinese: “石门县”
  • Dutch: “Shimen”
  • French: “Comte de Shimen”
  • French: “Comté de shimen”
  • French: “Shimen”
  • French: “xian de Shimen”
  • French: “Xian de Shimen”
  • Gan Chinese: “石门县”
  • German: “Shimen”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Sa̍k-mùn-yen”
  • Hebrew: “שה-מן”
  • Italian: “Contea di Shimen”
  • Japanese: “天門郡”
  • Japanese: “石門県”
  • Korean: “스먼현”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Chio̍h-mn̂g-koān”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Shimen”
  • Norwegian: “Shimen”
  • Persian: “شهرستان شیمن”
  • Russian: “Шимэнь”
  • Spanish: “Shimen”
  • Swedish: “Shimen”
  • Ukrainian: “Шимень”
  • Vietnamese: “Thạch Môn, Thường Đức”
  • Vietnamese: “Thạch Môn”
  • Wu Chinese: “石门县”
  • Yue Chinese: “石門”
  • Yue Chinese: “石門縣”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Baofeng and 宝峰嘉园.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 石门县人民政府 and 县政府广场.

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