How many counties are there in Hubei?

Hubei Province governs 12 prefecture-level cities, 1 autonomous prefecture (13 prefecture-level units), 38 municipal districts, 24 county-level cities, 37 counties, 2 autonomous counties and 1 forest areas. After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), the administrative divisions of Hubei Province experienced a series of changes and adjustments. By 1990, Hubei Province had jurisdiction over 6 regions, 1 autonomous prefecture, 8 provincial cities, 22 county-level cities, 46 counties and 2 autonomous counties, and 1 forest region.

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Hubei Province, located in the hinterland of central China, is one of the important birthplaces of Chinese civilization. In the pre-Qin period, from philosophy to literature, Laozi, Zhuangzi and Qu Yuan came into being. After 800 years, Chu has created a splendid Chu culture. Hubei also has a glorious revolutionary tradition, from Wuchang Xinhai Shouyi to the founding of New China, which has made important contributions to the victory of the China Revolution. During the new-democratic revolution, 700,000 revolutionary heroes in Hubei gave their precious lives.

The Ming system was still used at the beginning. In the third year of Kangxi (1664), Huguang was divided into two parts, with Dongting Lake as the boundary and Hunan Political Department as the south. Hubei Province is in the north and Wuchang, the capital of Hubei Province. It was at the beginning of the establishment of Hubei province, and the name of the province has been used ever since. Hubei Province has eight states including Wuchang, Hanyang, Huangzhou, Anlu, De 'an, Jingzhou, Xiangyang and Yunyang.

The overall pattern of administrative divisions in Hubei Province has basically taken shape. By the end of the Qing Dynasty, Hubei Province * * * led Wuchang, Hanyang, Anlu, Xiangyang, Yunyang, De 'an, Huangzhou, Jingzhou, Yichang, Shinan and other places 10 mansion, as well as 60 counties and 6 scattered states 1 scattered halls such as Jingmen Zhili Prefecture and Hefeng Zhili Hall.

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Baidu encyclopedia-Hubei