Hubei
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Hubei (help·info) (Cheenese: 湖北; pinyin: Húběi; Wade–Giles: Hu-pei; Postal map spelling:
Hupeh) is a province o the Fowkrepublic o Cheenae, locatit in the central pairt o the kintra. The name o the province means "north o the lake", referrin tae its position north o Lake Dongting.[1] The provincial caipital is Wuhan, a major transportation thoroughfare an the poleetical, cultural, an economic hub o Central Cheenae.
Hubei Province 湖北省 | |
|---|---|
| Name transcription(s) | |
| • Cheenese | 湖北省 (Húběi Shěng) |
| • Abbreviation | 鄂 (pinyin: È) |
.svg) Map shawin the location o Hubei Province | |
| Named for | 湖 hú - lake 北 běi - north "north o Lake Dongting" |
| Caipital (an lairgest ceety) | Wuhan |
| Divisions | 13 prefecturs, 102 coonties, 1235 tounships |
| Govrenment | |
| • Secretar | Li Hongzhong |
| • Govrenor | Wang Guosheng |
| Area | |
| • Total | 185900 km2 (71,800 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 14t |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 57,237,740 |
| • Rank | 9t |
| • Density | 310/km2 (800/sq mi) |
| • Density rank | 12t |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnic composeetion | Han - 95.6% Tujia - 3.7% Miao - 0.4% |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-42 |
| GDP (2011) | CNY 1.95 trillion US$ 311 billion (11th) |
| • per capita | CNY 34,233 US$5,434 (13t) |
| HDI (2008) | 0.784 (medium) (16t) |
| Website | http://www.hubei.gov.cn (Simplifeed Cheenese) |
Hubei is offeecially abbreviatit tae "鄂" (È), an auncient name associatit wi the eastren pairt o the province syne the Qin dynasty, while a popular name for Hubei is "楚" (Chǔ), efter the pouerful state o Chu that existit here durin the Eastren Zhou dynasty. It borders Henan tae the north, Anhui tae the east, Jiangxi tae the southeast, Hunan to the south, Chongqing tae the wast, an Shaanxi tae the northwast. The heich-profile Three Gorges Dam is locatit at Yichang, in the wast o the province.
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