Jianli
监利市 Kienli | |
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 Location in Hubei | |
  Jianli Location of the county seat in Hubei | |
| Coordinates: 29°50′25″N 112°54′17″E / 29.8402°N 112.9048°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hubei |
| Prefecture-level city | Jingzhou |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,508 km2 (1,354 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,162,770 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (860/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
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| Traditional Chinese | 監利 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 监利 | ||||||||
| Postal | Kienli | ||||||||
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Jianli (simplified Chinese: 监利; traditional Chinese: 監利; pinyin: Jiànlì; Wade–Giles: Chien4-li4) is a county-level city of southern Hubei Province, China, located on the northern (left) bank of the Yangtze River and bordering Hunan Province to the south. It is under the administration of Jingzhou City.
The character jian (監/监) is usually read as jiān, but is read as the less-commonly encountered pronunciation jiàn when used in the name Jianli.[2][3]
Jianli has one Yangtze River crossing, the Jingyue Yangtze River Bridge, located in Bailuo (白螺镇).
Jianli center city name is Rongcheng (容城镇), the native people prefer to call Chengguan.
Jianli is rich in fresh water products, most of which are crayfish, and rice products.
