Xishui County, which belongs to Huanggang City of Hubei Province, is an important part of Wuhan Xishui area. Xishui County has an area of 1949 square kilometers, 16 townships and 649 villages. According to the 7th census data, it has a permanent population of 716273 as of 0900 Xishui County on November 1, 2020. Xishui County was originally Xishui County, which was changed to Xishui County in 22 years of the Republic of China (1933) to avoid mixing with Qichun County.

Xishui County is located in the south foot of Dabie Mountain, the east of Lake North, the north bank of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and belongs to Huanggang City. Located in Jiujiang, Huangshi, Wuhan Yangtze River open development zone, Yangtze River waterway, Liujie highway, Hu-Rong highway parallel transit; Huangshi Yangtze River Bridge straight across Xishui scattered flowers; The Beijing-Kowloon Railway runs across the territory, and has two passenger and cargo stations, forming a network of railways, roads and waterways.

Xishui County has 15 townships (yards) and 1 provincial economic development zone. It covers an area of 1949.3 square kilometers.