Where is the stone head?

Shishou is located in the south of Hubei Province. East longitude11213'-12 48', north latitude 29 30'-29 57'. There are Nanxian, Anxiang and Huarong in Hunan in the south, Jiangling in the north, Jianli in the east and public security in the west. Area 1427 km2. At the end of 2004, the total population was 6 14 106.

Municipal People's Government in Lin Xiu Street. Postal code: 434400. Administrative division code: 42 108 1. Area code: 07 16. Pinyin: Shishou.

Stone is divided into two parts: Jiangnan and Jiangbei. This is a plain with hills. Jiangnan is a hilly plain, the central part is mainly flat, and Jiangbei is a plain. The whole terrain is slightly higher in the northwest, lower in the middle and inclined to the southwest. The ground elevation is generally between 365,438+0 meters and 36 meters. There is Taohua Mountain in the east and Huoli Mountain in the middle. The main peak is 626 meters high, and Liuhu Mountain in the southwest belongs to the remnant vein of Wuling Mountain. There are many rivers and lakes in the territory, with many rivers and lakes and many dikes. The Yangtze River winds from west to east, and it is known as the nine-winding ileum.

Shishou is called Shishou Mountain, which is "isolated with stones" in the north of the city. According to the summary of Reading Historical Records: "From Jingling South to Dajiang, there is no obstacle of Ling Gang. Crossing the river to Shishou, there are shallow mountains, and the stone comes first. " Tang, Yu and Xia belong to Jingzhou and Qin belongs to Nanjun. During the Three Kingdoms period, it belonged to Shu and Wu successively. In the fifth year of Taikang in the Western Jin Dynasty (AD 284), the county was established. Later, it belonged to Jiangling Prefecture, jiangling county, Shannan Road, Jingnan Prefecture, the seventh administrative supervision area, the fourth administrative supervision area, Mianyang District, Jingzhou District and Jingzhou City. 1984 Shishou is listed as one of the nine pilot counties and cities for comprehensive reform in Hubei Province. 1986 the State Council approved the withdrawal of counties to set up a city, and 1988 was listed as a national open city.