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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Hongshan District, Wuhan
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 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 (天兴洲) and White Sand Island (白沙洲) 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 (洪山) and Mount Yujia (喻家山/瑜珈山) .

Administrative divisions

The district contains at least 9 subdistricts and 1 township:

NBS Area No. Name (from Mand.) Chinese (Simp.) Pinyin Population (2010) Area (km)
420111001000 Luonan Subdistrict 珞南街道 Luònán Jiēdào 230,583 13
420111002000 Guanshan Subdistrict 关山街道 Guānshān Jiēdào 314,096 34
420111003000 Shizishan Subdistrict 狮子山街道 Shīzishān Jiēdào 99,255 14
420111004000 Zhangjiawan Subdistrict 张家湾街道 Zhāngjiāwān Jiēdào 27,028 26
420111005000 Liyuan Subdistrict 梨园街道 Líyuán Jiēdào 22,384 3.76
420111006000 Zhuodaoquan Subdistrict 卓刀泉街道 Zhuódāoquán Jiēdào established in Nov 2010
420111007000 Hongshan Subdistrict 洪山街道 Hóngshān Jiēdào 164,992 62
420111008000 Heping Subdistrict 和平街道 Hépíng Jiēdào 107,811 42
420111009000 Qingling Subdistrict 青菱街道 Qīnglíng Jiēdào 79,913 62.5
420111205000 Tianxing Township (T'ien-hsing-chou) 天兴乡 Tiānxing Xiāng 3,368 26
420111460000 Qingtanhu 清潭湖/清谭湖办事处 Qīngtánhú Bànshìchù 6,438
420111491000 East Lake Scenic Area 东湖风景区街道（洪山） Dōnghú Fēngjǐngqū Jiēdào 53,110

Destinations

Happy Valley Wuhan (simplified Chinese: 欢乐谷; traditional Chinese: 歡樂谷; pinyin: Huānlè Gǔ) is a theme park in Hongshan District. Opened on 29 April 2012, it is the fifth installation of the Happy Valley theme park chain.

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