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 the central region of China, neighboring Anhui in the east, Chongqing in the west, bordering 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 June 2023, Hubei Province has 12 prefectural-level cities, one autonomous prefecture, and four county-level administrative districts under provincial jurisdiction. As of the end of 2022, Hubei Province had a resident population of 58.44 million.
The terrain 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. In the total area of the province, mountains account for 56%, hills account for 24%, plains and lakes account for 20%, belonging 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 "Jing Chu Culture".
In 2023, Hubei Province will realize a GDP of 5,580,363,000,000 Yuan, with an added value of 507,338,000,000 Yuan in the primary industry, 2,021,550,000,000 Yuan in the secondary industry, and 3,051,474,000,000 Yuan in the tertiary industry, depending on the industry.