Hubei
Hubei
湖北 Hupeh | |
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| Province of Hubei | |
| Name transcription(s) | |
| • Chinese | 湖北省 (Húběi Shěng) |
| • Abbreviation | HB / 鄂 (È) |
Location of Hubei in China | |
| Country | China |
| Capital (and largest city) | Wuhan |
| Divisions | 13 prefectures, 102 counties, 1235 townships |
| Government | |
| • Type | Province |
| • Body | Hubei Provincial People's Congress |
| • Party Secretary | Wang Zhonglin |
| • Congress director | Wang Menghui (titular) |
| • Governor | Li Dianxun (acting) |
| • CPPCC chairman | Sun Wei |
| • National People's Congress Representation | 113 deputies |
| Area | |
• Total | 185,900 km2 (71,800 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 13th |
| Highest elevation (Shennong Peak) | 3,105 m (10,187 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 58,300,000 |
| • Rank | 10th |
| • Density | 314/km2 (812/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 12th |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnic composition | |
| • Languages and dialects | Southwestern Mandarin, Lower Yangtze Mandarin, Gan, Xiang |
| GDP (2024) | |
| • Total | CN¥6,001 billion (7th; US$842 billion) |
| • Per capita | CN¥102,832 (9th; US$14,439) |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-HB |
| HDI (2023) | 0.803 (10th) – very high |
| Website | hubei |
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| Chinese | 湖北 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Postal | Hupeh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "North of (Dongting) Lake" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hubei is a province in Central China. It has the seventh-largest economy among Chinese provinces, the second-largest within Central China, and the third-largest among inland provinces. Its provincial capital at Wuhan serves as a major political, cultural, and economic hub for the region.
Hubei is associated with the historical state of E that existed during the Western Zhou dynasty (c. 1045 – 771 BCE). Its name means 'north of the lake', referring to Dongting Lake. It borders Henan to the north, Anhui and Jiangxi to the east, Hunan to the south, and Chongqing and Shaanxi to the west. The high-profile Three Gorges Dam is located at Yichang in the west of the province.