Hongshan District () forms part of the urban core of and is one of 13 urban

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of the

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, the capital of

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. 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 The Yangtze or Yangzi ( or ; ) is the longest river in Asia, the third-longest in the world, and the longest in the world to flow entirely within one country. It rises at Jari Hill in the Tanggula Mountains (Tibetan Plateau) and flows ...

but also includes Tianxing Island () and White Sand Island () which are in the Yangtze River. The district borders

Wuchang Wuchang 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. It is the oldest of the three cities that merged into modern-day Wuhan, and stood on the ri ...

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 Tangxun Lake, formerly Tangsun Lake, is a freshwater lake between Hongshan District and Jiangxia District in southeastern Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province, China. It is south of Wuhan's Third Ring Road and north of its Fourth Ring Road. Ta ...

; on the left bank it borders, from west to east, Caidian, Hanyang, Jiang'an,

Huangpi Huangpi District () 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 pr ...

, and Xinzhou. The district also borders Huarong District, part of the

Ezhou Ezhou () is a prefecture-level city in eastern Hubei Province, China. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 1,079,353, of which 695,697 lived in the core Echeng District. The Ezhou - Huanggang built-up (''or metro'') area was home ...

. There are several mountains in Hongshan District including Mount Hong () and

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() .

Administrative Divisions

The district contains at least 9 subdistricts and 1

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Destinations

Happy Valley Wuhan Happy Valley Wuhan () is a theme park in Hongshan District, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. Opened on 29 April 2012, it is the fifth installation of the Happy Valley theme park chain. Notable rides References {{Happy Valley (amusement par ...

() is a

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in Hongshan District. Opened on 29 April 2012, it is the fifth installation of the Happy Valley theme park chain.

References

County-level divisions of Hubei Geography of Wuhan {{Hubei-geo-stub