Ezhou is a
prefecture-level city in eastern
Hubei Province, China. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 1,048,668, of which 668,727 lived in the core
Echeng District. The Ezhou -
Huanggang built-up (
or metro) area was home to
1,035,496 inhabitants from the Echeng and Huangzhou, Huanggang Districts.