Hubei, China

Hubei Province, abbreviated as "E", alias Chu, Jing Chu, is a provincial administrative region of the People's Republic of China, with Wuhan as its capital. It is located in central China, bordering Anhui in the east, Chongqing in the west, Shaanxi in the northwest, Jiangxi and Hunan in the south, and Henan in the north, between latitude 29°01′53″-33°6′47″N and longitude 108°21′42″-116°07′50″E. It is about 740 kilometers in length from east to west and 470 kilometers in width from north to south, with a total area of 185,900 square kilometers, accounting for 1.5 million square kilometers of China's total area. 470 km, with a total area of 185,900 square kilometers, accounting for 1.94% of China's total area . As of December 31, 2022, Hubei Province has 12 prefectural-level cities, 1 autonomous prefecture, 39 municipal districts, 26 county-level cities, 37 counties (including 2 autonomous counties), and 1 forest area [348] . As of the end of 2022, Hubei Province had a resident population of 58.44 million. The topography of Hubei Province is roughly an incomplete basin surrounded by mountains to the east, west, and north, with a low level in the center and slightly open to the south. Of the province's total area, mountains account for 56%, hills for 24%, and plains and lakes for 20%, and it belongs to the Yangtze River system. Hubei Province is located in the subtropical, the province in addition to alpine areas of alpine climate, most areas of subtropical monsoon humid climate. Hubei's historical representative culture is the "Jing and Chu Culture".