Located in west-central Xiangxi at the western edge of Hunan province, Baojing County is immediately adjacent to the southeast of Chongqing Municipality. The county is bordered to the northwest by Longshan County, to the northeast by Yongshun County, to the east by Guzhang County, to the south by Jishou City and Huayuan County, and to the west by Xiushan County of Chongqing. Baojing County covers 1,745.88 km2 (674.09 sq mi), as of 2015, It had a registered population of 311,200 and a resident population of 294,600.[4] The county has 10 towns and 2 townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Qianling (迁陵镇).[5]
Climate
Climate data for Baojing, elevation 325 m (1,066 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
^about the population of Baojing County in 2015, according to the Statistical Communiqué of Baojing County on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development - (2015年保靖县国民经济和社会发展统计公报): bjzf.gov.cnArchived 2017-02-02 at the Wayback Machine or ahmhxc.com
^the divisions of Baojing County in 2015, according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Baojing County on November 27, 2015 - 《湖南省民政厅关于同意保靖县乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕114号): rednet.cn, also see 《湖南省乡镇区划调整改革109个县市区批复方案》: people.comArchived 2017-04-07 at the Wayback Machine or xinhuanet.com