Hubei [province] - Hubei

Japanese: 湖北[省] - こほく

A province in central China, north of Dongting Lake. Its abbreviated name is E. Its capital is Wuhan. The topography is high in the west (over 1000m) and low in the east. The Yangtze River flows east from the steep Three Gorges on the province's western border, and the Han River flows southeast from the northwest border, forming the Jianghan Plain. There are many rivers and lakes, and the province is well-suited for water transportation. The Beijing-Guangzhou Railway (Beijing-Guangzhou) and the Beijing-Kowloon Railway (Beijing-Kowloon) run through the province, and there are also well-developed motorways, making it the center of land and water transportation in central China. It is one of the leading agricultural regions in the country (rice and wheat in the Jianghan Plain, corn in the western mountain area, cotton in the Jianghan Plain, tea in the southern mountain area, etc.), and forest products such as tung oil and lacquer are produced. Famous underground resources include iron (Daye), gypsum in Yingcheng (number one in the country), and rock salt. Modern industry is thriving in Wuhan, with iron and steel manufacturing (Wuhan Iron and Steel Complex), machinery, textiles, tobacco, food, cement, and chemicals. Area: 185,900 ^km2 . Population: 61.65 million (2014).
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Japanese:

中国中部，洞庭湖の北の省。簡称は鄂(がく)。省都は武漢。地勢は西高（1000m以上）東低で，長江が省の西境の三峡の険から東流し，漢水が北西境から南東流して江漢平原を形成する。河川，湖沼が多く，水運に恵まれ，京広鉄路（北京〜広州），京九鉄路（北京〜九竜）が省を縦断し，また自動車道路が発達しており，水陸交通の華中における中心をなす。全国有数の農業地帯（江漢平原の米，小麦，西部山地のトウモロコシ，江漢平原の綿花，南部山地の茶など）で，林産物では桐油，漆などを産する。地下資源では鉄（大冶），応城の石膏（全国一）・岩塩などが有名であり，近代工業では武漢を中心に製鉄・製鋼（武漢鉄鋼コンビナート），機械，紡織，タバコ，食品，セメント，化学などの工業が盛ん。18万5900km²。6165万人（2014）。
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