Wuhan
Wuhan (simplifeed Cheenese: 武汉; traditeeonal Cheenese: 武漢; pinyin: Wǔhàn; Mandarin pronunciation: [wu˧˩xan˥˩] [Listen] (help·info)) is the caipital o Hubei province, Fowkrepublic o Cheenae, an is the maist populous ceety in central Cheenae. It lies at the east o Jianghan Plain, an the intersection o the middle reaches o the Yangtze an Han River. Arisin oot o the conglomeration o three boroughs, Wuchang, Hankou, an Hanyang, Wuhan is kent as "the nine provinces' leadin thoroughfare"; it is a major transportation hub, wi dozens of railways, roads an expressways passin throu the ceety. The ceety o Wuhan, first termed as sic in 1927, haes a population o approximately 9,100,000 fowk (2006), wi aboot 6,100,000 residents in its urban aurie. In the 1920s, Wuhan wis the caipital o a leftist Kuomintang (KMT) govrenment led bi Wang Jingwei in opposition tae Chiang Kai-shek, nou Wuhan is recognised as the poleetical, economic, financial, cultural, educational an transportation centre o central Cheenae.
Wuhan 武汉市 | |
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Frae tap: Wuhan an the Yangtze River, Yellae Crane Tower, Wuhan Custom Hoose, an Wuhan Yangtze River Brig | |
Location o Wuhan Ceety jurisdiction in Hubei | |
Coordinates: 30°35′N 114°17′E / 30.583°N 114.283°ECoordinates: 30°35′N 114°17′E / 30.583°N 114.283°E | |
Kintra | Fowkrepublic o Cheenae |
Province | Hubei |
Coonty-level diveesions | 13 |
Tounship diveesions | 153 |
Settled | 1500 BC |
Govrenment | |
• CPC Wuhan | Ruan Chengfa (阮成发) |
• Mayor | Tang Liangzhi (唐良智) |
Area | |
• Total | 8494.41 km2 (3,279.71 sq mi) |
Elevation | 37 m (121 ft) |
Population (2013)[2] | |
• Total | 10,220,000 |
• Density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi) |
2013 | |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Staundart) |
Postal code | 430000–430400 |
Area code(s) | 0027 |
GDP[3] | 2013 |
- Tot | CNY 905 billion USD 144 billion (9t) |
- Per capita | CNY 89,000 USD 14,240 (11t) |
- Growth | 10.1% |
License plate prefixes | 鄂A 鄂O (police and authorities) |
Website | www |
Internaitional relations
eeditTwin touns — Sister ceeties
eeditWuhan is twinned wi:
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References
eedit- ↑ "Wuhan Statistical Yearbook 2010" (PDF). Wuhan Statistics Bureau. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 5 November 2011. Retrieved 31 Julie 2011.p. 15
- ↑ "2013年武汉市国民经济和社会发展统计公报". Archived frae the original on 2014-07-27. Retrieved 05 10, 2014. Check date values in:
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(help) - ↑ "武汉市2010年国民经济和社会发展统计公报". Wuhan Statistics Bureau. 10 Mey 2011. Archived frae the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 31 Julie 2011.
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