恩施市位于湖北省西南部,清江中上游,是恩施土家族苗族自治州首府,全州政治、经济和文化中心。辖17个乡镇、办事处,172个行政村、36个社区居委会,国土面积3972平方公里,总人口80万,居住着汉族、土家族、苗族、侗族、白族、蒙古族、回族等25个民族,其中以土家族、苗族、侗族等为主的少数民族人口占总人口的39.5%。多年来,恩施市认真贯彻落实《民族乡行政工作条例》、《湖北省 Enshi City is located in the southwest of Hubei Province, Qingjiang middle and upper reaches, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture is the capital, the state political, economic and cultural center. It has jurisdiction over 17 townships and offices, 172 administrative villages and 36 community committees. Its total land area is 3,972 square kilometers and its population is 800,000. There are 25 ethnic groups living in Han, Tujia, Miao, Dong, Bai, Mongolian and Hui nationalities Among them, the ethnic minorities mainly composed of Tujia, Miao and Dongs account for 39.5% of the total population. Over the years, Enshi City conscientiously implement the “Regulations on Administrative Work of Ethnic Townships”, "Hubei Province