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| Cities: Huangshi | Wuhan | Xiaogan | Yichang |
| Location: Located in the central part of China . |
| Area: 185,900 sq km |
| Climate: Hubei has a sub-tropical monsoonal climate, with distinct contrast between the eastern plain and the western mountainous area. It has a mean annual temperature of 15¡ã-17¡ãC. and sticky weather in the height of summer. With its absolute maximum temperature exceeding 40¡ãC, Wuhan is one of the hottest places in China. The mean annual precipitation increases from 800 mm in the northwest to 1,500 mm or more in the southeast. |
| Provincial capital: Wuhan |
| Population: 56.54 millions (March 2001) |
| Ethnic groups: Han, Tujia, Hui, Miao, and Mongol |