Chibi City
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Chibi 赤壁市 |
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Engravings on a cliffside near Chibi City
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| Coordinates: 29°43′N 113°54′E / 29.717°N 113.900°ECoordinates: 29°43′N 113°54′E / 29.717°N 113.900°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hubei |
| Prefecture-level city | Xianning |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,723 km2 (665 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 67 m (221 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 520,000 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (780/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Area code(s) | 437300 |
| Website | www |
Chibi City (Chinese: 赤壁; pinyin: Chìbì) is a city located in southeastern Hubei province, China. Neighboring Wuhan in the north and Yueyang in the south, Chibi has a name of "The South Gate of Hubei". It is administratively a county-level city of Xianning City. The city was originally named Puqi (蒲圻) until 11 June 1998, when the Chinese State Council approved the renaming to "Chibi" to tie the city since it was the site of the famous Battle of Chibi that took place in the winter of 208/9 CE,
Chibi has an area of 1,723 square kilometres (665 sq mi) and a population of 506,509 as of 2006.
In 1908, the entire county had a population of 185,004. In 1911, there are 42,455 families. In 1931, the county had 44,724 families and population of 181,640. In 1953, after the first national population census, the county had 50,746 families and population of 182,801. In 1964, the second national population census, the county had 58,055 families and population of 248,391. From 1961 to 1970, it is the second peak of population growth, after the third national population census, the county had 75,560 families and population of 387,789, when the birth rate was 18.24%, mortality rate was 6.69% and growth rate was 11.7%.
In 1982 when the third national census, the county 385,662 Han Chinese people, 99.45% of the total population, 2131 minority, 0.55% of the total population, of which 1929 Hui people, 51 Miao people, 49 Dong people, 21 Tujia people, 30 Zhuang people, 21 Manchu people, 6 Buyi people, 4 Tibetans, 3 Mongolians, 3 Yao people, 2 Uygur and 2 Korean.
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