China (CN) Hubei Province Yichang Region

Yichang Region (宜昌市 Yíchāng-shì)

Summary

Yichang is a major city with a population of 600 000. The major towns of Yiling (75 000) and Sandouping (28 000) in Yiling District are in the Yichang metropolitan area. The major towns of Dangyang (50 000), Yidu (50 000), Zhijiang (40 000), and Zigui (35 000) are county seats in the region.

Detailed Analysis

Yichang Region contains the Yichang metropolitan area, 3 metropolitan counties, 3 ordinary counties, and 2 autonomous counties. Its area is 21 081 km² and its population is 4 149 308.

The Yichang metropolitan area has an area of 4 247 km² and a population of 1 337 946. The city of Yichang has a population of 612 229 in 16 street committees and 1 special street committee. The 2000 Census gives a population of 545 691 in the central street committees. The 1982 Census gives a population of 363 579 in 165 km² for the Yichang metropolitan area, suggesting about 350 000 in the urban area. This gives a long-run growth rate of 2.5% and a 2004 estimated population of 600 000 corresponding to the measured area of 31 km².

Dianjun District (点军区 Diǎnjūn-qū) 529 km²

1 street committee of Yichang, 2 rural townships (48 612): 朱市街街道 13711 点军乡 21656 联棚乡 13245

The street committee lies outside the urban area.

Wujiagang District (伍家岗区 Wǔjiāgǎng-qū) 69 km²

4 street committees of Yichang, 1 rural township (184 000): 万寿桥街道 45545 大公桥街道 31377 宝塔河街道 30817 伍家岗街道 32937 伍家乡 43324

Xiling District (西陵区 Xīlíng-qū) 89.8 km²

7 street committees of Yichang, 1 rural township, 1 special street committee of Yichang, 1 special rural township (427 299): 西陵街道 67948 学院街道 24216 云集街道 68456 鼓楼街道 46728 西坝街道 43401 葛洲坝街道 42696 夜明珠街道 71081 窑湾乡 18931 宜昌开发区虚拟街道 40489 峡口风景区虚拟乡 3353

Xiaoting District (猇亭区 Xiāotíng-qū) 118 km²

3 street committees of Yichang, 1 special street committee of Yichang (52 827): 古老背街道 20641 虎牙街道 13968 云池街道 15771 三峡航空小区虚拟街道 2447

These street committees lie outside the urban area of Yichang.

Yichang--Xiaoting is in Yunchi street committee (云池 Yúnchí) and has an area of 1.5 km² and an estimated population of 9 000.

Yiling District (夷陵区 Yílíng-qū) 3 424 km²

Yichang County: 11 urban townships, 9 rural townships, 1 special urban township (625 208): 小溪塔镇 137179 樟村坪镇 17717 务渡河镇 29803 分乡镇 39025 太平溪镇 28959 三斗坪镇 35609 乐天溪镇 39425 龙泉镇 50612 艾家镇 8212 桥边镇 26920 鸦鹊岭镇 57358 殷家坪乡 8391 下堡坪乡 13887 栗子坪乡 10085 邓村乡 28453 晓峰乡 18345 上洋乡 9205 黄花乡 15010 金狮洞乡 7462 土城乡 24571 三峡坝区虚拟镇 18980

On March 22, 2001, the Yichang metropolitan area annexed Yichang County.

Yiling is in Xiaoxita urban township (小溪塔 Xiǎoxītǎ) and has an area of 6.2 km² and an estimated population of 75 000.

Sandouping (三斗坪 Sāndòupíng) has an area of 4.0 km² and an estimated population of 28 000.

Dangyang Metropolitan County (当阳市 Dāngyáng-shì) 2 159 km²

3 street committees of Dangyang, 8 urban townships, 6 rural townships, 1 special rural township (495 946): 玉阳街道 87219 坝陵街道 23695 玉泉街道 24830 慈化镇 31251 两河镇 32117 河溶镇 40298 育溪镇 32626 庙前镇 16383 干溪镇 22316 王店镇 22537 半月镇 31904 胡场乡 22043 官当乡 17695 脚东乡 15606 陈院乡 8664 烟集乡 24494 双莲乡 18042 草埠湖管理区虚拟乡 24226

Dangyang (135 744) has an area of 6.6 km² and an estimated population of 50 000.

Yidu Metropolitan County (宜都市 Yídū-shì) 1 357 km²

1 street committee of Yidu, 6 urban townships, 6 rural townships (385 779): 陆城街道 85627 红花套镇 28128 高坝洲镇 32403 聂家河镇 22400 松木坪镇 32627 洋溪镇 18202 枝城镇 55678 姚家店乡 24943 五眼泉乡 22448 潘家湾乡 16623 毛湖淌乡 16586 王家畈乡 16981 黎家坪乡 13133

Yidu (85 627) has an area of 6.7 km² and an estimated population of 50 000.

Zhicheng (枝城 Zhīchéng) has an area of 1.3 km² and an estimated population of 8 000.

Zhijiang Metropolitan County (枝江市 Zhījiāng-shì) 1 310 km²

1 street committee of Zhijiang, 11 urban townships, 1 rural township (508 835): 马家店街道 95299 安福寺镇 19814 紫荆岭镇 15015 自洋镇 39453 顾家店镇 30509 姚家港镇 15295 董市镇 40020 仙女镇 34822 问安镇 36603 七星台镇 48810 百里洲镇 91350 江口镇 23438 瑶华乡 18407

Zhijiang (95 299) has an area of 5.8 km² and an estimated population of 40 000.

Dongshi (董市 Dǒngshì) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 7 000.

Xingshan County (兴山县 Xīngshān-xiàn) 2 327 km²

7 urban townships, 6 rural townships (182 691): 高阳镇 39744 峡口镇 19487 南阳镇 7128 古夫镇 19850 黄粮镇 17111 高岚镇 11089 水月寺镇 14596 高桥乡 16051 湘坪乡 5811 平水乡 4440 榛子乡 10847 火石岭乡 7314 建阳坪乡 9223

Xingshan is in Gufu urban township (古夫 Gǔfū) and has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 17 000.

Yuan'an County (远安县 Yuǎn'ān-xiàn) 1 752 km²

6 urban townships, 3 rural townships (217 389): 鸣风镇 52913 花林寺镇 20635 旧县镇 27699 洋坪镇 36242 茅坪埸镇 20333 苟家垭镇 17537 河口乡 16774 晓坪乡 12120 望家乡 13136

Yuan'an is in Mingfeng urban township (鸣风 Míngfēng) and has an area of 2.2 km² and an estimated population of 15 000.

Zigui County (秭归县 Zǐguī-xiàn) 2 427 km²

7 urban townships, 7 rural townships (398 043): 茅坪镇 77966 香溪镇 35643 屈原镇 21472 沙溪镇 37831 两河口镇 31848 郭家坝镇 36208 杨林桥镇 28155 水田坝乡 36899 泄滩乡 15439 梅家河乡 19465 磨坪乡 13130 文化乡 18314 周坪乡 13479 芝兰乡 12194

Zigui is in Maoping urban township (茅坪 Máopíng) and has an area of 4.8 km² and an estimated population of 35 000.

Changyang Tujia Autonomous County (长阳土家族自治县 Chángyáng Tǔjiāzú Zìzhìxiàn) 3 430 km²

9 urban townships, 7 rural townships (416 782): 龙舟坪镇 47031 津洋口镇 41010 高家堰镇 22160 磨市镇 32932 都镇湾镇 35003 资丘镇 30099 渔峡口镇 20823 榔坪镇 25495 贺家坪镇 29647 大堰乡 37379 鸭子口乡 23458 麻池乡 21011 黄柏山乡 10210 火烧坪乡 8431 枝柘坪乡 16153 乐园乡 15940

There are no urban areas with an area of 1.0 km² or greater in this county.

Wufeng Tujia Autonomous County (五峰土家族自治县 Wǔfēng Tǔjiāzú Zìzhìxiàn) 2 072 km²

5 urban townships, 3 rural townships (205 897): 五峰镇 40016 长乐坪镇 24487 渔洋关镇 45650 仁和坪镇 24020 湾潭镇 17573 付家堰乡 17522 牛庄乡 8720 采花乡 27909

Yuyangguan (渔洋关 Yúyángguān) has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 7 500.