Hubei has 12 cities, 1 autonomous prefectures and 4 counties directly under the jurisdiction of the province, as follows:

12 Cities: Wuhan, Huangshi, Shiyan, Yichang, Xiangyang, Ezhou, Jingmen, Xiaogan, Jingzhou, Huanggang, Xianning and Suizhou.

Four counties are directly under the jurisdiction of the province: Xiantao, Qianjiang, Tianmen and Shennongjia.

1 Autonomous Prefecture: Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture.

Characteristics of Urban Development in Hubei Province

1, Wuhan, with the help of favorable weather, favorable geographical location and harmonious people, forms the core area of Wuhan metropolitan area with Ezhou Huangshi Huanggang, and is also the core urban agglomeration in Hubei and the central and western regions.

2. The cities with better development in Hubei in the future are Wuhan, Ezhou, Huangshi, Huanggang, Xiangyang, Yichang, Jingzhou and Jingmen. Together with Xiaogan, there are 8.5 core cities.

3. Yichang, Jingzhou and Jingmen: Although Yichang's economic strength is dominant among the three cities, Jingzhou and Jingmen also have strong economic, industrial and transportation advantages, and the three strong cities * * * jointly form the Yijing-Jingjing metropolitan area.