 It is under the administration of Xianning prefecture-level city.Chibi was called Puqi () until 11 June 1998, when the State Council approved its renaming to "Chibi" since it was the site of the famous Battle of Chibi that took place in the winter of 208/9 CE,

Chibi has an area of  and a population of 506,509 as of 2006.In 1908, the entire county had a population of 185,004.