Chibi, Hubei

In 1908 the entire county had a population of 185,004. In 1911 there were 42,455 families. In 1931, the county had 44,724 families and a population of 181,640. In 1953, after the first national population census, the county had 50,746 families and a population of 182,801. During the second national census in 1964, the county counted 58,055 families and a population of 248,391. 1961 to 1970 recorded the second largest population for the county (after the third national census) -- 75,560 families and a population of 387,789, where the birth rate was 18.24%, the mortality rate was 6.69%, and the growth rate was 11.7%. In 1982, when the third national census took place, the county counted 385,662 Han Chinese people (99.45% of the population) and 2,131 minorities (0.55%) for a record total of 387,793. The minorities consisted of 1,929 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 Uyghur, and 2 Korean. ==Administrative divisions==

The administrative division of Chibi dates from the Song dynasty. From the Song dynasty to the Yuan dynasty, it was reclassified as a township. In the Ming dynasty, it divided into a capital system. From the Qing dynasty to 1932, it changed to a township and group system. After 1949, the government of Chibi set up a district office as the county agency, managing several townships and communes. In 1975 it dismantled the district to become a township but was restored to district status in 1984. In 1987 the district once again was changed to town status. Chibi has jurisdiction over ten towns, a township, three subdistricts, an agriculture zone, three state-owned agriculture, forestry, tea, 152 village committees, and 1,682 village groups. Three subdistricts: • Puqi Subdistrict (), Chimagang Subdistrict (), Lushuihu Subdistrict () Ten towns: • Xindian (), Zhaoliqiao (), Cha'anling (), Chebu (), Chibi Town () (or ), Liushanhu (), Shenshan (), Zhonghuopu (), Guantangyi (), () The only township is Yujiaqiao Township () Other areas: • Pufang Industrial Park (), Guantangyi Forestry (), Yangloudong Tea Plantation (), Canghu Development Area (), Chibi Economic Development Area () ==Climate==

Yangloudong (), an old center of tea production and trade, is located in Zhaoliqiao town near Hubei's border with Hunan, some southwest of downtown Chibi. ==References==