Yichang

Yichang
宜昌市
Ichang
Three Gorges Dam, Cool shrimp, Tribe of Three Gorges, Qingjiang Gallery, Sanyou Cave, Three Gorges Waterfall, Xiling Gorge.
Location of Yichang City jurisdiction in Hubei
Location of Yichang City jurisdiction in Hubei
Yichang is located in Hubei
Yichang
Yichang
Location of the city in Hubei
Yichang is located in China
Yichang
Yichang
Location of the city in China
Coordinates (Yichang municipal government): 30°41′31″N 111°17′13″E / 30.692°N 111.287°E / 30.692; 111.287
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHubei
Municipal seatXiling District
Government
 • CPC Party SecretaryHuang Chuping
 • MayorMa Xuming
Area
 • Prefecture-level city21,338 km2 (8,239 sq mi)
 • Urban
4,234.3 km2 (1,634.9 sq mi)
 • Metro
4,192 km2 (1,619 sq mi)
Elevation
58 m (191 ft)
Highest elevation
2,427 m (7,963 ft)
Lowest elevation
35 m (115 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[2]
 • Prefecture-level city4,017,607
 • Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,604,740
 • Urban density380/km2 (980/sq mi)
 • Metro
1,536,012
 • Metro density370/km2 (950/sq mi)
GDP[3]
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 338.2 billion
US$ 54.3 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 82,360
US$ 13,223
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal codes
443000
Area code0717
ISO 3166 codeCN-HB-05
Licence plate prefixes鄂E
Websiteen.yichang.gov.cn
Yichang
"Yichang", as written in Chinese
Chinese宜昌
PostalIchang
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYíchāng
Wade–GilesI2-ch'ang1
IPA[ǐ.ʈʂʰáŋ]

Yichang (Chinese: 宜昌), alternatively romanized as Ichang, is a prefecture-level city located in western Hubei province, China. Yichang had a population of 3.92 million people at the 2022 census,[4] making it the third most populous city in Hubei.[5] The city is famous for the Three Gorges, the Three Gorges Dam and the Gezhouba Dam, all three of which are located in Yiling District, one of the city's districts.[6][7]

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