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Jishou Railway Station 20250720
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Panoramic view of Jishou from Jishou University
Panoramic view of Jishou from Jishou University · John J. Wheaton, CC BY-SA 3.0

Jishou, China

乾州

Jishou is a town of 102,332 people in Hunan, China.

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Population102,332 GeoNames
Local name乾州
RegionHunan
Elevation201 m 659 ft
Time zoneAsia/Shanghai
Nearest airportXiangxi Biancheng Airport (DXJ) 29 km

Why visit Jishou

Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark and 1 attraction in and around town.

Highlights include Jishou University.

Things to do1

Jishou University

School · 3.7 km

University in China

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Museums and landmarks1

湘西土家族苗族自治州人民政府(旧)

Monument and historic site

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Gas and EV charging1

Sinopec

Gas station · 1.9 km

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Schools, colleges and libraries4

吉首大学(老校区)

School · 1.8 km

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吉首大学(雷公井校区)

School · 1.0 km

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吉首大学(雷公井校区)附属小学

School · 0.8 km

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吉首市第一中学初中部

School · 0.6 km

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Map of Jishou

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Getting there and nearby towns

Xiangxi Biancheng Airport (DXJ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 29 km away.

  • Dehang 6 km east, about 6 min by car
  • Heshui 42 km southeast, about 42 min by car
  • Fenghuang 45 km south, about 45 min by car
  • Hong’an 50 km northwest, about 50 min by car
  • Erong 52 km northwest, about 52 min by car
  • Lanli 51 km south, about 51 min by car
  • Yanmen 52 km south, about 52 min by car
  • Shuidatian 53 km south, about 53 min by car
  • Yajiang 57 km west, about 57 min by car
  • Zhongping 60 km west, about 1 h by car

Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.

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