Jiangxia, Wuhan

Jiangxia District (simplified Chinese: 江夏区; traditional Chinese: 江夏區; pinyin: Jiāngxià Qū) is one of 13 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province, China, situated on the eastern (right) bank of the Yangtze River. Jiangxia district has an area of 2,009 square kilometres (776 sq mi) and a population of 680,000. It is the southernmost and most sparsely populated of Wuhan's districts. It borders the districts of Caidian and Hannan across the Yangtze and Hongshan to the north, as well as the prefecture-level cities of Ezhou to the east, Huangshi to the southeast, and Xianning to the south.

Jiangxia
江夏区
A view of Jiangxia from the top of Bafen Mountain
Jiangxia
Location in Hubei
Coordinates: 30°20′23″N 114°18′37″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHubei
Sub-provincial cityWuhan
Area
  Total2,010.00 km2 (776.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
  Total644,835
  Density321/km2 (830/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
4302XX
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
Websitejiangxia.gov.cn
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