Editing Hubei (section)

{{Short description|Province in Central China}}
{{Distinguish|Hebei}}
{{Expand Chinese|date=June 2021|topic=geo}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Hubei
| native_name        = {{lang|zh|湖北}}
| settlement_type    = [[Provinces of China|Province]]
| official_name = Province of Hubei
| translit_lang1     = Name
| translit_lang1_type = {{nobold|Chinese}}
| translit_lang1_info = {{lang|zh|湖北省}} ({{tlit|zh|Húběi shěng}})
| translit_lang1_type1 = {{nobold|Abbreviation}}
| translit_lang1_info1 = HB{{\}}{{linktext|lang=zh|鄂}} ({{tlit|zh|È}})
| image_skyline      = {{Photomontage
| photo1a = Xiling Gorge 2016 2.jpg
| photo2a = Yellow Crane Tower, 2013 photo.jpg
| photo2b = 三峡大坝.jpg
| photo3a = 赤壁图片-用于中文维基百科咸宁市条目.jpg
| photo3b = 武当山紫霄殿格子门.JPG
| photo4a = Enshi grand canyon.jpg
| position = center | size = 270
}}
| image_caption = Clockwise: {{hlist|class=inline|[[Xiling Gorge]]|[[Three Gorges Dam]]|[[Wudang Mountains]]|[[Enshi Grand Canyon]]|[[Chibi, Hubei|Red Cliffs]]|[[Yellow Crane Tower]]}}
| image_map          = Hubei in China (+all claims hatched).svg
| mapsize            = 275px
| map_caption        = Location of Hubei in China
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = China
| seat_type          = Capital {{nwr|{{nobold|(and largest city)}}}}
| seat               = [[Wuhan]]
| parts_type         = Divisions
| parts_style        = para
| p1                 = 13 [[List of administrative divisions of Hubei|prefectures]]
| p2                 = 102 counties
| p3                 = 1235 townships
| government_type    = [[Provinces of China|Province]]
| governing_body     = [[Hubei Provincial People's Congress]]
| leader_title       = [[Party Secretary of Hubei|Party Secretary]]
| leader_name        = [[Wang Zhonglin (politician)|Wang Zhonglin]]
| leader_title1      = [[Hubei Provincial People's Congress|Congress]] director
| leader_name1       = [[Wang Menghui]] (titular)
| leader_title2      = [[Governor of Hubei|Governor]]
| leader_name2       = [[Li Dianxun]] (acting)
| leader_title3      = [[Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference|CPPCC]] chairman
| leader_name3       = [[Sun Wei (born 1961)|Sun Wei]]
| leader_title4      = [[National People's Congress]] Representation
| leader_name4       = 112 deputies
| area_footnotes     = <ref name=mofcom>{{cite web|title=Hubei Survey |url=http://english.mofcom.gov.cn/aarticle/zt_business/lanmub/200704/20070404609936.htm |publisher=Ministry Of Commerce |date= 25 April 2007 |quote= Hubei {...} an area of 185,900 square km. |access-date=8 April 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180406185510/http://english.mofcom.gov.cn/aarticle/zt_business/lanmub/200704/20070404609936.html |archive-date=6 April 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gov.cn/test/2013-03/26/content_2362487.htm |script-title=zh:湖北 |trans-title=Hubei |language=zh |publisher=The Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China |date=26 March 2013 |script-quote=zh:全省国土总面积18.59万平方公里 |access-date=7 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708151501/http://www.gov.cn/test/2013-03/26/content_2362487.htm |archive-date=8 July 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| area_total_km2     = 185900
| area_rank          = [[List of Chinese administrative divisions by area|13th]]
| elevation_max_m    = 3105
| elevation_max_point = [[Shennong Peak]]
| population_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web |date=11 May 2021 |title=Communiqué of the Seventh National Population Census (No. 3) |url=http://www.stats.gov.cn/english/PressRelease/202105/t20210510_1817188.html |access-date=11 May 2021 |publisher=[[National Bureau of Statistics of China]]}}</ref>
| population_total   = 58,300,000
| population_as_of   = 2021
| population_rank    = [[List of Chinese administrative divisions by population|10th]]
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_rank = [[List of Chinese administrative divisions by population density|12th]]
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = Ethnic composition
| demographics1_info1  = {{ubl
 | [[Han Chinese|Han]]: 95.6%
 | [[Tujia people|Tujia]]: 3.7%
 | [[Hmong people|Miao]]: 0.4%
}}
| demographics1_title2 = Languages and dialects
| demographics1_info2 = [[Southwestern Mandarin]], [[Lower Yangtze Mandarin]], [[Gan Chinese|Gan]], [[Xiang Chinese|Xiang]]
| demographics_type2   = [[Gross domestic product|GDP]] {{nobold|(2023)}}<ref name="GDPdata">{{cite web |url=http://www.hubei.gov.cn/zwgk/hbyw/hbywqb/202403/t20240327_5135745.shtml |script-title=zh: 2023年湖北省国民经济和社会发展统计公报 |publisher=hubei.gov.cn |date=March 27, 2024 |access-date=June 19, 2024}}</ref>
| demographics2_title1 = Total
| demographics2_info1 = {{CNY|5,580 billion}} ([[List of Chinese provincial-level divisions by GDP|7th]]; US$792 billion)
| demographics2_title2 = Per capita
| demographics2_info2 = {{CNY|95,538}} ([[List of Chinese provincial-level divisions by GDP per capita|9th]]; US$13,558)
| iso_code           = CN-HB
| blank4_name_sec2   = [[Human Development Index|HDI]] {{normal|(2022)}}
| blank4_info_sec2   = 0.794<ref name="SHDI">{{cite web |title=Human Development Indices (8.0)- China |url=https://globaldatalab.org/shdi/table/shdi/CHN/?levels=1+4&years=2022&interpolation=0&extrapolation=0 |access-date=23 September 2024 |website=Global Data Lab}}</ref> ([[List of Chinese administrative divisions by HDI|10th]]){{snd}}{{color|#090|high}}
| website            = {{URL|hubei.gov.cn}}
}}
{{Infobox Chinese
| upright= 0.3
| image=Hubei (Chinese characters).svg
| c = 湖北
| l="North of [[Dongting Lake|(Dongting) Lake]]"
| psp = Hupeh
| p = Húběi
| bpmf = {{bpmfsp|ㄏㄨˊ|ㄅㄟˇ}}
| w = {{tonesup|Hu2-pei3}}
| mi = {{IPAc-cmn|h|u|2|b|ei|3}}
| wuu = Wu<sup>入</sup> poh<sup>平</sup>
| h = Fù-pet
| j = Wu4-bak1
| ci = {{IPAc-yue|w|u|4|.|b|ak|1}}
| y = Wùh-bāk
| poj = Ô͘-pak
| tl = Ôo-pak
| buc = Hù-báe̤k
| xej = خُ‌بُوِ
}}

'''Hubei'''{{efn|{{zh|c=湖北}}; {{IPAc-en|h|uː|'|b|eɪ}} {{respell|hoo|BAY}};<ref>{{Cite dictionary |url=http://www.lexico.com/definition/Hubei |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518055407/https://www.lexico.com/definition/Hubei |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 18, 2021 |title=Hubei |dictionary=Lexico UK English Dictionary |publisher=Oxford University Press}}</ref>}} is a [[province of China|province]] in [[Central China]]. It has the [[List of Chinese provincial-level divisions by GDP|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]] ({{circa|1045}}{{snd}}771&nbsp;BCE). Its name means 'north of the lake', referring to [[Dongting Lake]].<ref>{{in lang|zh}} [http://www.people.com.cn/GB/shenghuo/1090/2435218.html Origin of the Names of China's Provinces] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427100058/http://www.people.com.cn/GB/shenghuo/1090/2435218.html |date=2016-04-27 }}, ''[[People's Daily Online]]''.</ref> 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.