Huangpi, Wuhan

Huangpi District (simplified Chinese: 黄陂; traditional Chinese: 黃陂; pinyin: Huángpí Qū) is one of 13 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province, China, situated on the northern (left) bank of the Yangtze River. The Sheshui enters the Yangtze at Huangpi. The district is primarily rural, but also includes important infrastructure facilities, such as Wuhan Tianhe International Airport and Wuhan North Railway Station, which is one of the main freight stations and classification yards on the Beijing–Guangzhou Railway. It is the northernmost of Wuhan's districts as well as the most spacious. On the left bank of the Yangtze, it borders the districts of Xinzhou to the east, and Jiang'an to the south, and Dongxihu to the southwest; on the opposite bank, it borders Hongshan. It also borders the prefecture-level cities of Huanggang to the northeast and Xiaogan to the northwest. The Sheshui (She River) enters the Yangtze River at Shekou in Huangpi.

Huangpi
黄陂区
Wuhan Tianhe Airport
Huangpi
Location in Hubei
Coordinates: 30°52′30″N 114°22′30″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHubei
Sub-provincial cityWuhan
Area
  Total2,261.00 km2 (872.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
  Total874,938
  Density387/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
4303XX
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
Websitehttp://www.huangpi.gov.cn/

The use of the character pi () in Huangpi is cited in the Contemporary Chinese Dictionary as an example of usage of this infrequently encountered pronunciation for the character.

The Wuhan–Xiaogan Intercity Railway, one of the lines of the Wuhan Metropolitan Area Intercity Railway, serves parts of Huangpi District, in particular Wuhan Tianhe Airport. The rail line opened on December 1, 2016.

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