Chibi
赤壁市 | |
|---|---|
 Engravings on a cliffside near Chibi City | |
  Chibi Location in Hubei | |
| Coordinates: 29°43′N 113°54′E / 29.717°N 113.900°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hubei |
| Prefecture-level city | Xianning |
| Area | |
| 1,723 km2 (665 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 51.20 km2 (19.77 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 67 m (221 ft) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| 478,410 | |
| • Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 252,600 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Area code | 437300 |
| Website | www |
Chibi (Chinese: 赤壁; pinyin: Chìbì) is a county-level city in southeastern Hubei province, China. Neighboring Wuhan in the north and Yueyang in the south, Chibi is called the "South Gate of Hubei". It is under the administration of Xianning prefecture-level city. Chibi was called Puqi (蒲圻; Púqí) until 11 June 1998, when the State Council approved its renaming to "Chibi" since it was alleged as the site of the famous Battle of Chibi that took place in the winter of 208/9 CE.[2]
Chibi has an area of 1,723 square kilometres (665 sq mi)[3] and a population of 506,509 as of 2006.[4]
- ^ a b Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 66. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "The engagement at the Red Cliffs took place in the winter of the 13th year of Jian'an, probably about the end of 208."(de Crespigny 1990:264)
- ^ "Geography of Chibi" (in Chinese). Chibi People's Government. 11 October 2007. Archived from the original on 14 June 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2008.
- ^ "Democraphics of Chibi" (in Chinese). Chibi People's Government. 11 October 2010. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2008.