Jiangxia District

Jiangxia
江夏区
District

Most of Jiangxia is rural
Jiangxia

Location in Hubei

Coordinates: 30°20′23″N 114°18′37″E / 30.3397°N 114.3104°ECoordinates: 30°20′23″N 114°18′37″E / 30.3397°N 114.3104°E[1]
Country People's Republic of China
Province Hubei
Sub-provincial city Wuhan
Area[2]
 • Total 2,010.00 km2 (776.07 sq mi)
Population (2010)[3]
 • Total 644,835
 • Density 321/km2 (830/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code 4302XX
Wuhan district map
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Core
1 Jiang'an
2 Jianghan
3 Qiaokou
4 Hanyang
5 Wuchang
6 Qingshan
7 Hongshan
Suburban and rural
8 Dongxihu
9 Hannan
10 Caidian
11 Jiangxia
12 Huangpi
13 Xinzhou
Website jiangxia.gov.cn

Jiangxia District (simplified Chinese: 江夏区; traditional Chinese: 江夏區; pinyin: Jiāngxià qū) is one of 13 districts of Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province, People's Republic of China, situated on the eastern (right) bank of the Yangtze River. Jiangxia district has an area of 2,009 square kilometres (776 sq mi) and a population of 680,000.[4] It is the southernmost and most sparsely populated of Wuhan's districts.[3] It borders the districts of Caidian and Hannan across the Yangtze and Hongshan to the north, as well as the prefecture-level cities of Ezhou to the east, Huangshi to the southeast, and Xianning to the south.

Unlike most other districts into which the City of Wuhan is divided, Jingxia includes no part of Wuhan's main urban core. It is entirely located in the rural area south of the Wuhan city center. Jingxia has its own urban core, which is a large town some 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Wuhan proper.

Transport

The Wulongquan East Railway Station (presently, no passenger service) of the Wuhan-Guangzhou High-speed Railway is located within the district. The Wuhan–Xianning Intercity Railway, to open in the late 2013, will have several stations throughout the district.

The authorities are also considering repurposing the military Shanpo Airfield (山坡机场; 30°05′17″N 114°18′52″E / 30.08806°N 114.31444°E), located in the district's Shanpo Township, as a commercial cargo airport. The possibility for dual civil and military use is considered as well. If the plans are implemented, Shanpo will become Wuhan's second airport (after Tianhe).[5]

References

  1. ↑ Google (2014-07-02). "Jiangxia" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  2. ↑ "Wuhan Statistical Yearbook 2010" (PDF). Wuhan Statistics Bureau. Retrieved 31 July 2011.p. 15
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "武汉市2010年第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报". Wuhan Statistics Bureau. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  4. ↑ "Profile of Jiangxia District" (in Chinese). Official website of Jiangxia District Government. 2007-05-28. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
  5. ↑ 武汉第二机场项目已上报发改委 江夏山坡机场开始“控违” (The plan for Wuhan's second airport has been submitted to the National Development and Reform Commission. Shanpo Airfield, in Jiangxia District, started to be considered), 2012-11-21

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