Shennongjia

Also known as Shennongjia Forestry District

Shennongjia Forestry District () is a county-level administrative unit (a "forestry district") in northwestern Hubei province, People's Republic of China, directly subordinated to the provincial government. It occupies in western Hubei, and, as of 2007 had the resident population estimated at 74,000 (with the registered population of 79,976). On July 17, 2016, Hubei Shennongjia was listed as a World Heritage Site, the 50th World Heritage Site in China, because of its exceptional floral and faunal biodiversity and its protection of many rare, endangered, and endemic species.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Shennongjia
Settlement.native_name: 神农架林区
Settlement.native_name_lang: zh-Hans
Settlement.settlement_type: Forestry district
Settlement.image_skyline: VM 5318 Muyu Town.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Muyu Town in Shennongjia
Settlement.image_map: Location of Shennongjia within Hubei (China).png
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Shennongjia in Hubei
Settlement.pushpin_map: China Hubei
Settlement.pushpin_label: Shennongjia
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of the district seat in Hubei
Settlement.coor_pinpoint

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Contents

Administration
Geography
Biodiversity and Conservation
Climate
Economy
Transportation
Mythology
See also
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==Administration== thumb|An isolated farmhouse near Wenshui Village (), Hongping Town The administrative status of Shennongjia is rather unusual, in that it is the only county-level administrative unit of the People's Republic of China designated a "forestry district" (), rather than a more usual county or county-level city.