Jianghan District

Jianghan District (simplified Chinese: 江汉; traditional Chinese: 江漢; pinyin: Jiānghàn Qū, lit. Yangtze and Han River) 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 part of the historical Hankou.

Jianghan
江汉区
Wangjiadun CBD
Wangjiadun CBD
Jianghan is located in Hubei
Jianghan
Jianghan
Location in Hubei
Coordinates: 30°36′10″N 114°15′51″E[1]
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHubei
Sub-provincial cityWuhan
Area
  Total33.43 km2 (12.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[3]
  Total683,492
  Density20,445/km2 (52,950/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Wuhan district map
Subdivisions of Wuhan, Hubei
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Core
1Jiang'an
2Jianghan
3Qiaokou
4Hanyang
5Wuchang
6Qingshan
7Hongshan
Suburban and rural
8Dongxihu
9Hannan
10Caidian
11Jiangxia
12Huangpi
13Xinzhou
Website武汉市江汉区人民政府 (translation: Wuhan City Jianghan District People's Government) (in Simplified Chinese)

Geography

Wuhan New World International Trade Tower

Jianghan District is situated on the northwest (left) bank of the Yangtze River. It is both the least spacious and most densely populated of the districts of Wuhan.[2][3] It borders Dongxihu to the north, Jiang'an to the northeast, Hanyang to the south, and Qiaokou to the west; on the opposite bank it borders Wuchang.

Wuhan Center and the Wuhan New International Trade Tower is located in Jianghan District, the latter of which houses the Consulate General of the United States and France in Wuhan, Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Wuhan, and offices of various international corporations.

Administrative divisions

Jianghan District administers:[4][5][6]

#NameChinese (S)
Subdistricts
1Minzu Subdistrict Nationalism民族街道
2Minquan Subdistrict Democracy民权街道
3Hualou Subdistrict Flower Tower花楼街道
4Shuita Subdistrict Water Pagoda水塔街道
5Manchun Subdistrict满春街道
6Qianjin Subdistrict Progress前进街道
7Minyi Subdistrict民意街道
8Xinhua Subdistrict New China新华街道
9Wansong Subdistrict Myriad Pines万松街道
10Beihu Subdistrict North Lake北湖街道
11Tangjiadun Subdistrict Tang Family Dun唐家墩街道
12Changqing Subdistrict常青街道
13Hanxing Subdistrict汉兴街道

References

  1. Google (2 July 2014). "Jianghan" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  2. "Wuhan Statistical Yearbook 2010" (PDF). Wuhan Statistics Bureau. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 November 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  3. "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. 11 May 2011. Archived from the original on 25 October 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  4. "江汉概况" (in Chinese). 区委宣传部、区政府办公室. 11 January 2016. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  5. "江汉区历史沿革 (translation: The Historical Development of Jianghan District)" (in Chinese). 行政区划网站 (translation: Administrative Divisions Website). 8 July 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  6. 2018年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:木鱼镇 [2018 Statistical Area Numbers and Rural-Urban Area Numbers: Jianghan District] (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
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