Hubei

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Hubei 湖北
Province
Name transcription(s)
• Chinese	湖北省 (Húběi shěng)
• Abbreviation	HB / 鄂 (È)
(clockwise from top) Xiling Gorge Three Gorges Dam Wudang Mountains Enshi Grand Canyon Red Cliffs Yellow Crane Tower
Location of Hubei in China
Coordinates: 31°12′N 112°18′E / 31.2°N 112.3°E / 31.2; 112.3
Country	China
Capital (and largest city)	Wuhan
Divisions	13 prefectures, 102 counties, 1235 townships
Government
• Type	Province
• Body	Hubei Provincial People's Congress
• CCP Secretary	Wang Menghui
• Congress director	Wang Menghui
• Governor	Wang Zhonglin
• CPPCC chairman	Sun Wei
• National People's Congress Representation	112 deputies
Area [1][2]
• Total	185,900 km2 (71,800 sq mi)
• Rank	13th
Highest elevation (Shennong Peak)	3,105 m (10,187 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	58,300,000
• Rank	10th
• Density	310/km2 (810/sq mi)
• Rank	12th
Demographics
• Ethnic composition	Han: 95.6% Tujia: 3.7% Miao: 0.4%
• Languages and dialects	Southwestern Mandarin, Lower Yangtze Mandarin, Gan, Xiang
GDP (2023)[4]
• Total	CN¥5,580 billion (7th; US$792 billion)
• Per capita	CN¥95,538 (9th; US$13,558)
ISO 3166 code	CN-HB
HDI (2022)	0.794[5] (10th) – high
Website	hubei.gov.cn

Hubei^[a] is an inland province located 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.^[7] 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.

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