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1850.

Topography of the Province of Húpek.

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twice the area of Portugal, or three times that of Ceylon, a little more than that of the Bombay Presidency, or a little less than that of the island of Celebes. Its population in 1812 was 270,370,098, which gives an average of 389 persons to a square mile. Húpeh is divided into eleven departments, which are further subdivided into 7 chau and 60 hien districts, according to the following list.

I. Wúchúng fút, or the

Department of Wúcháng, contains ten districts, viz: one chau and nine hien.

1江夏 Kiánghiá,

6通城

Tungching,

2 Hồ

Hán-ning,

7武昌

Wácháng,

3嘉魚 Kiayit,

8 大冶

Táyé,

4蒲圻 Púki,

9通山

9 Hilfill

Tungshan,

5 5 - Tsungyáng,

10

Hingkwoh chau.

II. Hányúng fú, or the

Department of Hányáng, contains five districts,

viz: one chau and four hien.

1漢陽 Hányáng,

4 thà k k Hwangpi hien,

2

Hánchau,

5 25 Tân || Mienyang chau.

3孝感 Háuhán,

III. Ngánluh fú, or the

Department of Ngánluh, contains four hien districts.

1鍾祥 Chungtsiáng,

2京山 Kingshán,

3

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Tienmun,

1熸江

4 Tsienkiáng.

IV. Siúngyáng fú⇓, or the

Department of Siángyáng, contains seven districts,

viz: two chau and five hien.

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HỆ Siángyáng,

5光化縣 Kwánghwá hien,

2 I'ching,

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3 ht Náncháng,

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4 4 và Tsáuyáng,

6穀成州 Kuhching chau,

7圴州

Kiun chau.