Yichang, a prefecture level city in Hubei Province, was formerly known as "Yiling". Known as the "Gateway to the Three Gorges" and the "Throat of Sichuan and Hubei". Located at the junction of the upper and middle reaches of the Yangtze River, in the transitional zone from the Wuling Mountains and Qinba Mountains in western Hubei to the Jianghan Plain. It borders Jingzhou City and Jingmen City to the east, Shimen County in Hunan Province to the south, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture to the west, and Shennongjia Forest District and Xiangyang City to the north. Yichang has a subtropical monsoon humid climate. As of 2022, Yichang has jurisdiction over 5 districts, 3 cities, 5 counties, and 1 national high-tech zone, with a land area of 21000 square kilometers. By the end of 2022, the city's permanent population will be 3.92 million, and the registered residence population will be 3.8654 million. By 2022, the city will achieve a regional gross domestic product of 550.269 billion yuan.
Yichang is the location of the Three Gorges Project and the Gezhouba Water Conservancy Hub Project, and is known as the "Capital of Hydroelectric Power in the World". Yichang has been awarded honorary titles such as National Water saving City, Chinese Climate Livable City, National Environmental Protection Model City, and Chinese Poetry City.
In 2022, there are a total of 5 ordinary universities, 16 secondary vocational education schools, 169 ordinary middle schools, 226 ordinary primary schools, and 467 kindergartens in the city. There are 269 engineering technology centers in the city, an increase of 36 compared to the previous year; There are 11 national and provincial key laboratories, an increase of 1 from the previous year. At the end of 2022, there were a total of 2645 health institutions (including village health centers) in the city, including 180 hospitals and health centers, 9 maternal and child health centers (institutes, stations), 15 disease prevention and control centers (epidemic prevention stations), and 10 health supervision bureaus (institutes).
Yichang belonged to the Xiling tribe in ancient times. In the 26th year of Emperor Qin Shi Huang's reign (221 BC), prefectures and counties were established, and most of Yichang City belonged to Nanjun. In the 13th year of the Yongzheng reign of the Qing Dynasty (1735), Yilingzhou was promoted to Yichang Prefecture. On March 21, 1995, the State Council approved the establishment of Xiaoting District in Yichang City. On March 22, 2001, the State Council approved the revocation of Yichang County and the establishment of Yiling District. Yichang has tourist attractions such as the Three Gorges Waterfall, Yichang Museum, Yichang Underwater World, and the Three Gorges Longquan Lake Scenic Area.
In 2024, Yichang City achieved a regional GDP of 6191.12 billion yuan, an increase of 6.5% over the previous year
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