Yidu

This article is about the city in Hubei, China. For other uses, see Yidu (disambiguation).
Yidu
宜都市
Itu
County-level city
Chinese Yidu
Chinese Yidu
Yidu is located in Hubei
Yidu
Yidu
Location in Hubei
Coordinates (Yidu government): 30°22′41″N 111°27′00″E / 30.378°N 111.450°E / 30.378; 111.450
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHubei
Prefecture-level cityYichang
Founded196 BC
Area
[1]
1,357 km2 (524 sq mi)
 • Urban
[2]
221.50 km2 (85.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[3]
347,388
 • Density260/km2 (660/sq mi)
 • Urban
208,903
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.yidu.gov.cn

Yidu (Chinese: 宜都; pinyin: Yídū) is a county-level city in western Hubei Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yichang. It has a population of 395,000 residents, and covers an area of 1,357 square kilometres (524 sq mi), divided into 1 subdistrict, 8 towns, and 1 township. Its GDP in 2015 was 50 billion yuan.[4]

Yidu was established as a county in 196 BC during the Western Han dynasty, then called Yidao (夷道). In 210 AD, Liu Bei established Yidu Commandery.[4]

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  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "China: Húbĕi (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  4. ^ a b "About Yidu". Yidu Government. Retrieved 17 May 2017.