Hongshan District, Wuhan

Hongshan
洪山区
District

Guanggu Circle
Hongshan

Location in Hubei

Coordinates: 30°32′16″N 114°24′25″E / 30.5377°N 114.4069°E / 30.5377; 114.4069Coordinates: 30°32′16″N 114°24′25″E / 30.5377°N 114.4069°E / 30.5377; 114.4069[1]
Country People's Republic of China
Province Hubei
Sub-provincial city Wuhan
Area[2]
 • Total 480.20 km2 (185.41 sq mi)
Elevation 25.3 m (83.0 ft)
Highest elevation 201 m (659 ft)
Lowest elevation 17.3 m (56.8 ft)
Population (2010)[3]
 • Total 1,549,917
 • Density 3,228/km2 (8,360/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code 430070
Area code(s) 0027
Website hongshan.gov.cn

Hongshan District (simplified Chinese: 洪山区; traditional Chinese: 洪山區; pinyin: Hóngshān Qū) forms part of the urban core of and is one of 13 districts of Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province, People's Republic of China. It is the most populous of all the districts, and is the most spacious but least densely populated among the city's seven core districts.[2][3] On the right bank of the Yangtze, it borders the districts of Wuchang and Qingshan to the north; on the opposite bank it borders, from west to east, Caidian, Hanyang, Jiang'an, Huangpi, and Xinzhou. The district also borders the prefecture-level city of Ezhou.

References

  1. ↑ Google (2014-07-02). "Hongshan" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  2. 1 2 "Wuhan Statistical Yearbook 2010" (PDF). Wuhan Statistics Bureau. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 5, 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-31.
  3. 1 2 "武汉市2010年第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报" (in Chinese). Wuhan Statistics Bureau. 2011-05-11. Archived from the original on 2011-10-25. Retrieved 2011-06-11.


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