Hubei
province of China
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Hubei is an administrative area located in the People's Republic of China . The region covers an area of 186k [1].
Li Dianxun serves as the head of government for Hubei . The population of the area was recorded as 57.8M in 2020 [2].
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: People's Republic of China[3]
- Country: People's Republic of China[4]
- Head of government: Li Dianxun[5]
- Capital: Wuhan[6]
- Shares border with: Shaanxi[7], Henan[8], Anhui[9], Jiangxi[10], Hunan[11], Chongqing[12]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Wuhan[13], Huangshi[14], Shiyan[15], Yichang[16], Xiangyang[17], Ezhou[18], Jingmen[19], Xiaogan[20], Jingzhou[21], Huanggang[22], Xianning[23], Suizhou[24], Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture[25], Xiantao[26]
- Legislative body: Hubei Provincial People's Congress[27]
- Party chief representative: Wang Menghui[28], Wang Zhonglin[29]
- Commons category: Hubei[30]
- Located in time zone: UTC+08:00[31]
- Highest point: Shennong Peak[32]
- Official website: http://www.hubei.gov.cn[33]
- Topic's main category: Category:Hubei[34]
- Commons gallery: 湖北[35]
- Population: 57,752,557[36]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[37], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[38]
- Replaces: Hupeh[39]
- Topic has template: Template:Hubei[40]
- Official name: 湖北省[41]
- Category for people born here: Category:People from Hubei[42]
- Category for people who died here: Q9678547[43]
- Native label: 湖北省[44]
- Category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Hubei[45]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Hubei[46]
- Different from: Hebei[47]
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Physical Characteristics
Hubei covers an area of 185,900 km²[48].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Hubei include hubeite[49], a mineral species[50].
Why It Matters
Hubei has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] Hubei is known by 84 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]
Entities named for Hubei include hubeite[49], a mineral species[50].