Hebei

Hebei Province

Province Overview
Chinese Spelling 河北
Pronounced Her-bay
Old Spelling Hopei
Population 66,520,366 (2000)
71,854,210 (2010)
77,188,054 (2020)
Area 72,900 sq. miles (188,800 sq. km)
Population Density 1,000 people per sq. mile (400 per sq. km)
Highest Elevation 9,455 feet (2,882 meters)
Capital City Shijiazhuang 2,770,344
Largest Cities (2010) Tangshan: 2,128,191
Handan: 1,316,674
Baoding: 1,038,195
Qinhuangdao: 967,877
Zhangjiakou: 924,628
Xingtai: 668,765
Chengde: 540,390
Langfang: 530,840
Administrative Divisions Prefectures: 11
Counties: 121
Towns: 2,207
Major Ethnic Groups (2000) Han Chinese: 63,781,603 (95.6%)
Manchu: 2,118,711 (3.2%)
Hui: 542,639 (0.8%)
Mongol: 169,887 (0.3%)
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