Administrative Division

Yichang Municipality governs five counties, three county-level cities and five city districts.They are: Wufeng Tujia Minority Autonomous County, Changyang Tujia Minority Autonomous County,Yuan'an County, Xingshan County,Zigui County, Dangyang City, Zhijiang City,Yidu City,Xiling District, Wujiagang District,Dianjun District, Xiaoting District, Yiling District and Caobuhu Administrative District. It covers a total area of 21,084 square kilometers,470 square kilometers of which are urban areas.Altogether, there are 55 townships ,65 towns, 21 administrative agencies, 3,191 villages, 22,890 villagers' groups.

Population & Ethnic

Yichang has a population of 4.136 million, 1,047 thousand of which are inhabitants of cities and towns. Most of the people belong to the Han nationality, while 9.5% belong to Tujia minority, and 0.13% belong to other minority nationalities.Altogether, there are 31 ethnic groups in Yichang.