Shizhou, Yanling
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Shizhou Township | |
|---|---|
| Chinese transcription(s) | |
| • Simplified | 石洲乡 |
| • Traditional | 石洲鄉 |
| • Pinyin | Shizhou Xiang |
  Shizhou Township Location in China | |
| Coordinates: 26°28′18″N 113°54′37″E / 26.47167°N 113.91028°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| City | Zhuzhou |
| County | Yanling County |
| Area | |
• Total | 101 km2 (39 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 5,300 |
| • Density | 52/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 412503 |
| Area code | 0733 |
Shizhou (Chinese: 石洲乡; pinyin: Shízhōu Xiāng) is a historic township located in the middle north of Yanling County, Hunan, China; it was merged to Miandu Town in November 2015.[1] The township had 7 villages under its jurisdiction with an area of 79.76 km2 (30.80 sq mi), as of 2010 census, it had a population of 5,244, its administrative centre was at Shizhouli (石洲里) of Shiba Village (石坝村).[2]