Yidu is a county-level city directly under Hubei Province, managed by Yichang City, located on the south bank of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River in southwest Hubei, and the transition zone from Jianghan Plain to southwest Hubei. It faces Xiaoting District and zhijiang city of Yichang City across the river in the east, Songzi City in the southeast, Wufeng Tujia Autonomous County and Changyang Tujia Autonomous County in the southwest and west, and Yichang Military Region in the north, between east longitude 1 10.

By April 2022, Yidu will have jurisdiction over 8 towns, 1 township, 1 street and 2 administrative committees, with a land area of 1357 square kilometers. According to the data of the seventh census, as of 0: 00 1 1 in June 2020, Yidu had a permanent population of 367,374.

Yidu established a county system in BC 196, and the name was appropriate. In 2 10, Liu Bei established Yidu county, which means "it is suitable to build a capital". Yidu is known as "the throat of Chu and Shu", "the gateway to Three Gorges" and "the gateway to western Hubei". It is the hometown of Yang Shoujing, a great master, a scholar in Qing Dynasty and the founding general He.

The natural resources of Yidu:

1, water resources

In 20 14, the total water resources in Yidu city was 823.5 million cubic meters, including 819.25 million cubic meters of surface water resources, 310.06 million cubic meters of groundwater resources and 21kloc-0/6 cubic meters of water resources per capita. The city's total water supply is 65438+8402 million cubic meters, of which the surface water supply is 65438+81830,000 cubic meters, and the groundwater supply is 02190,000 cubic meters.

2. Land resources

The overall distribution pattern of land resources in Yidu City is "seven mountains, one water and two fields". As of 20 15, the total land area of the city is 135482.83 hectares, of which 63228.57 hectares are in the southwest mountainous area, accounting for 46.67%; 55926. 18 hectares in the central hilly area, accounting for 41.28%; The hilly land area along the Yangtze River plain is 16328.08 hectares, accounting for 12.05%.

There are 7 soil types in China, 18 subcategories, 64 soil genera and 183 soil types, including red loam, yellow loam, yellow brown soil, limestone soil, purple soil, fluvo-aquic soil and paddy soil. The city's cultivated land area is 22,206.99 hectares, accounting for 60% of the cultivated land area, which is distributed in the plains and hills along the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and the Yuyang River in the northeast of the city.

Among them, paddy fields account for 8753.73 hectares, accounting for 35.59% of cultivated land, mainly distributed in the gentle hills of urban areas and along the Yangtze River, Qingjiang River and Yuyang River. Dryland 13379.22 hectares, accounting for 60.08% of cultivated land, concentrated in the central part of the city. Woodland 72 186 438+0 hectares, mainly distributed in the southwest mountainous area of the city. ?

3. Mineral resources

Up to 20 15, 23 kinds of minerals in 5 categories have been discovered in Yidu, with 109 deposits (points). There are 32 kinds of minerals 12, including 4 large deposits, accounting for 3.7%, 4 medium deposits 14, accounting for 12.8%, and 0 small deposits 14, accounting for 12.8%, with a sporadic distribution of 77%.

It has been found that the total resources are 686.87 million tons, and the nonmetal is 625.05 million tons, accounting for 965.438+0%. The potential total value of mineral resources in the city is 654.38+07.24 billion yuan, with a per capita potential total value of 44,700 yuan. Cement limestone, coal, calcite, barite, building stone and other minerals are the main minerals developed and utilized in Yidu City.