Hongshan District, Wuhan


Hongshan District forms part of the urban core of and is one of 13 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province, China. The district is named for Mount Hong, located near East Lake. 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.

Geography

The district is located primarily on the right bank of the Yangtze River but also includes Tianxing Island and White Sand Island which are in the Yangtze River. The district borders Wuchang and Qingshan to the north and Jiangxia District to the south; it administers the southern bank of the Yangtze, eastern half of East Lake and the northwest of Tangxun Lake; on the left bank it borders, from west to east, Caidian, Hanyang, Jiang'an, Huangpi, and Xinzhou. The district also borders Huarong District, part of the prefecture-level city of Ezhou. There are several mountains in Hongshan District including Mount Hong and Mount Yujia .

Administrative Divisions

The district contains at least 9 subdistricts and 1 township:
NBS Area No.Name Chinese PinyinPopulation Area
420111001000Luonan SubdistrictLuònán Jiēdào230,58313
420111002000Guanshan SubdistrictGuānshān Jiēdào314,09634
420111003000Shizishan Subdistrict99,25514
420111004000Zhangjiawan SubdistrictZhāngjiāwān Jiēdào27,02826
420111005000Liyuan SubdistrictLíyuán Jiēdào22,3843.76
420111006000Zhuodaoquan SubdistrictZhuódāoquán Jiēdàoestablished in Nov 2010
420111007000Hongshan SubdistrictHóngshān Jiēdào164,99262
420111008000Heping SubdistrictHépíng Jiēdào107,81142
420111009000Qingling SubdistrictQīnglíng Jiēdào79,91362.5
420111205000Tianxing Township Tiānxing Xiāng3,36826
420111460000Qingtanhu清潭湖/清谭湖办事处Qīngtánhú Bànshìchù6,438
420111491000East Lake Scenic Area东湖风景区街道(洪山)Dōnghú Fēngjǐngqū Jiēdào53,110

Destinations

is a theme park in Hongshan District. Opened on 29 April 2012, it is the fifth installation of the Happy Valley theme park chain.