Zhushan County is a county in Shiyan, northwestern Hubei province, China, bordering Shaanxi province to the north and Chongqing municipality to the south. The county spans an area of 3587.8 km2, and has a population of 346,069 as of 2020.

Toponymy

Emperor Fei of the ancient state of Western Wei named the county Zhushan, meaning bamboo mountain.

History

The area of present-day Zhushan County belonged to the Chu State until 611 BCE. After this time, it belonged to the. In 1377, it placed under, and remained there until the establishment of in 1476.

Republic of China

In 1914, the area was reorganized as. In 1932, the Republic of China introduced, and the county belonged to the 11th Administrative Inspectorate of Hubei Province.

People's Republic of China

On, January 20, 1948, the area was taken by the People's Liberation Army. In 1949, it was organized into the, which was renamed to Yunyang Prefecture in April 1950. In January 1953, the area was moved to the. In 1965, it was once again moved to Yunyang Prefecture. In October 1994, the area was reorganized as part of the newly-expanded prefecture-level city of Shiyan.

Geography

Zhushan County is located in the northwestof Hubei province. Over 80% of the county is mountainous. The Du River, called Duhe Shui (堵河水) in Chinese, the largest tributary of the Han River, flows through the county. The county is bordered by Fang County to the east, Yunyang District and Baihe County in Shaanxi to the north, Zhuxi County and Xunyang County in Shaanxi to the west, and Shennongjia and Wuxi County in Chongqing to the south.

Climate

Administrative divisions

Zhushan County administers nine towns and eight townships. These township-level divisions then administer 254 village-level divisions. The county's nine towns are, , , , , , , Shangyong, and. The county's eight townships are, , , , , , , and.