Shashi District is the central city of Jingzhou and the financial, commercial, logistics and information center of Jingzhou. Located on the north bank of Jingjiang River in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, it borders Qianjiang City and jiangling county in the east, Gongan County across the river in the south, Jingzhou District in the west and Changyang County in Jingmen City across the lake in the north.
The jurisdiction covers an area of 522.75 square kilometers (including Jingzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone), and the cultivated land area is 270,900 mu, including paddy field area of 2 1.7 1.000 mu and breeding area of 33,600 mu. It governs 4 towns, 6 streets, 42 administrative villages and 54 communities.
The main bodies of industry, commerce, transportation, postal services, telecommunications and finance in Jingzhou City are located in Shashi District. Jingzhou Airport, Shanghai-Chengdu High-speed Railway, Hua Meng Railway, Hanyi Expressway, Erguang Expressway, Jingxiang Expressway, Shagong Expressway, National Highway 3 18 and Yangtze River Golden Waterway have woven a convenient transportation network in Shashi District, which has become the center of people flow, logistics and information in Jingzhou City. ?
Historical evolution:
1949 July 15, Shashi was liberated. 17 July, Shashi People's Government was established, which is a municipality under the jurisdiction of Hubei Province. 1955, Jingzhou District Commissioner's Office supervises the leadership, and it is also a provincial city. 1June, 979, Shashi was directly under the jurisdiction of the province.
1994 65438+1October 22nd The provincial government, hereinafter, Jingzhou area merged with Shashi City to establish Shi Jing City (changed to Jingzhou City on February 9th, 1996 19). At the same time, Shashi District was established. 12 On February 22nd, Shashi District Government was formally established.