Hongshan, 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.^[3][4]

Hongshan 洪山区
District
Optics Valley Square
Hongshan Location in Hubei
Coordinates: 30°32′16″N 114°24′25″E[1]
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hubei
Sub-provincial city	Wuhan
Established date	1949; reestablished 1955; 1961[2]
Area [3]
• 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)[4]
• Total	1,549,917
• Density	3,228/km2 (8,360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	430070[5][6]
Area code	0027[6]
Website	www.hongshan.gov.cn

Hongshan, Wuhan
Simplified Chinese	洪山区
Traditional Chinese	洪山區
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Hóngshān Qū

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.^[7] There are several mountains in Hongshan District including Mount Hong (洪山) and Mount Yujia (喻家山/瑜珈山) .^[8]

Administrative divisions

The district contains at least 9 subdistricts and 1 township:^[9]

NBS Area No.[10]	Name (from Mand.)	Chinese (Simp.)	Pinyin	Population (2010)[11]	Area (km2)
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[citation needed]	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.^[12]

Gallery

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  Huazhong University of Science and Technology
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  Yuejiazui junction skyine
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  Optics Valley Square
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  Optics Valley Sky Rail
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  Optics Valley Tramway

References

1. "Hongshan" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
2. 洪山区历史沿革 (in Simplified Chinese). xzqh.org. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
3. Wuhan Statistical Yearbook 2010 (PDF). Wuhan Statistics Bureau. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 5, 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-31.
4. 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.
5. 全国邮编区号搜索. www.ip138.com (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 7 December 2017. 市、县、区名 湖北省武汉市洪山区{...} 邮政编码 430070
6. http://202.108.98.30/defaultQuery?shengji=%BA%FE%B1%B1%CA%A1%28%B6%F5%29&diji=%CE%E4%BA%BA%CA%D0&xianji=%BA%E9%C9%BD%C7%F8 全国行政区划信息查询平台
7. 洪山区概况地图 (in Simplified Chinese). xzqh.org. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
8. "武汉爬山好去处：华中科技大学喻家山- 武汉本地宝".
9. 洪山年鉴2016 (PDF) (in Simplified Chinese). Hongshan District government website. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017. 截至2011年4月，洪山区辖珞南、关山、狮子山、梨园、和平、洪山、张家湾、青菱、卓刀泉9个街道和1个乡天兴乡。
10. 2016年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：洪山区 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2018. 统计用区划代码 名称 420111001000 珞南街道 420111002000 关山街道 420111003000 狮子山街道 420111004000 张家湾街道 420111005000 梨园街道 420111006000 卓刀泉街道 420111007000 洪山街道办事处 420111008000 和平街道办事处 420111009000 青菱街道 420111061000 八吉府街办事处 420111080000 关东街道办事处 420111081000 花山街道办事处 420111082000 左岭街道办事处 420111083000 九峰街道办事处 420111205000 天兴乡 420111460000 清谭湖办事处 420111491000 东湖风景区街道（洪山）
11. 洪山区历史沿革 (in Simplified Chinese). xzqh.org. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
12. Marden, Duane. "Happy Valley  (Wuhan, Hubei, China)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 17 November 2012.