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Xikou
溪口镇
The second storey of Chiang Kai-shek's home
The second storey of Chiang Kai-shek's home
CountryChina
ProvinceZhejiang
Sub-provincial cityNingbo
DistrictFenghua
Area
 • Total379.6 km2 (146.6 sq mi)
Population
 • Total84,000
 • Density220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Xikou
(the town when Fenghua was a county)
Chinese溪口
PostalKikow
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXīkǒu
Wade–GilesHsi1-k'ou3

Xikou (simplified Chinese: 溪口镇; traditional Chinese: 溪口鎮; pinyin: Xīkǒu Zhèn; Wade–Giles: Hsi1-k'ou3 Chen4), is a town of 84,000 in northeastern Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China, located 39 kilometres (24 mi) west of Ningbo. It is under the administration of Fenghua District and is the birthplace and ancestral home of the former President of the Republic of China Chiang Kai-shek.