Shimen County () is the northernmost county of Hunan Province, China, bordering Hubei Province to the north. It is under administration of the prefecture-level city of Changde.
Located on the northern margin of Hunan and the west of Changde, Shimen County is bordered to the south and southwest by Taoyuan, Cili and Sangzhi Counties, to the west by Hefeng County of Hubei, to the north by Wufeng County of Hubei, to the east by Songzi City of Hubei, Li and Linli Counties. Shimen is a mountainous county located on the Wuling Mountains, Mount Huping () which, at on the northwest of the county, is the highest point of Hunan.kkgwy.com: About Hunan Shimen is also the home of the Tujia people, the descendant of Chinese ancient Ba People. The Tujia people shares 50.9% of the population in the county.huaxia.com (2013-10-31): About Shimen County
The county has an area of with 669,741 of registered population and 601,100 of permanent population (as of 2015).shimen.gov It is divided into 19 towns and townships, five units of State-owned farms (as of 2016).xzqh.orgAbout the township-level divisions in 2015, see rcgus.com, zscd.cn or
Administrative divisions
According to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Shimen County in January 2016 and May 29, 2015, Shimen County has four subdistricts, 11 towns, six townships and management area of five state-owned farms under its jurisdiction.Baiyun Township (白云乡) was renamed Baiyun Town (白云镇) on May 29, 2015, according to 2015年湖南省行政区划调整公告（6号）, see mca.gov or rednet.cn常德市人民政府《关于调整石门县部分行政区划的批复》(January, 2016), see 石门县人民政府关于撤销二都乡、楚江镇设立楚江、二都、宝峰、永兴四个街道的公示 (June 19, 2015) They are:
4 subdistricts Chujiang Town (Chujiang and Yongxin subdistricts) Erdu Township (Erdu and Baofeng subdistricts)
11 towns Baiyun () Hupingshan () Jiashan () Mengquan () Moshi () Nanbei () Taiping () Weixin () Xinguan () Yijiadu () Zaoshi ()
6 townships Luoping () Sansheng () Suojie () Xinpu () Yanchi () Ziliang ()
5 State-owned farms Datongshan () Dongshanfeng () Longfengyuan () Luopusi () Xiupingyuan ()
Other unit the Management Office of Jiashan mountain ()
Geography The highest point in Shimen County is Huping Mountain, which is at above sea level.
Climate
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