Premise: 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.
Hypothesis:  As of the census conducted in the year 2010, the report stated that the city of Ezhou houses over 1.048 million people.