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Hubei
Province
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Location:
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Located in the central
part of China . |
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Area:
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185,900 sq km |
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Climate:
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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
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provincial capital:
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Wuhan |
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Population:
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56.54 millions (March
2001) |
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Ethnic groups:
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Han, Tujia, Hui, Miao,
and Mongol |
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Agriculture:
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As far as crop planting
is concerned, Hubei ranks among the
best in China. The outputs of grain
production, cash and other crops occupy
very important positions nationwide,
abounding in producing rice, cotton,
wheat, maize, and edible oil. Hubei
also teems with cash crops as tea, natural
silk, tobacco and fruit. |
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Industry:
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Industry:
Hubei is rich in mineral resources.
Out of the over 110 kinds of minerals
found in Hubei, iron, copper, phosphorus,
gypsum and rock salt occupy an important
position nationwide, and the reserves
of several minerals rank the first place
in China such as phosphate rock, rutile,
garnet, lime sulphur rock, idobromine
and borax . The white fibre gypsum is
of high grade. Enshi Tujia and Miao
Autonomous Prefecture is rich in selenium
resources rarely seen all over the world,
with broad prospect for exploitation.
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