Dongxihu District () is one of 13 urban

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of the

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Wuhan Wuhan (, ; ; ) is the capital of Hubei, Hubei Province in the China, People's Republic of China. It is the largest city in Hubei and the most populous city in Central China, with a population of over eleven million, the List of cities in China ...

, the capital of

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, forming part of the city's western suburbs. It lies on the north (left) bank of the Han River. Along with

Qiaokou Qiaokou District () 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, situated on the northern (left) bank of the Han River. Along with Dongxihu, it is t ...

, it is the only district of Wuhan to not have a

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shoreline; it borders the districts of

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 ...

to the northeast, Jiang'an to the east, Jianghan, Qiaokou, and

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to the southeast, and

Caidian Caidian District () is one of 13 urban districts that constitute the prefecture-level city of Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province, China, forming part of the city's southwestern suburbs and situated on the northwestern (left) bank of the Yan ...

to the southwest. The district also borders the

Xiaogan Xiaogan () is a prefecture-level city in east-central Hubei province, People's Republic of China, some northwest of the provincial capital of Wuhan. According to the 2020 census, its population totaled 4,270,371, of whom 988,479 lived in the built ...

to the north and west.

Geography

Administrative Divisions

Dongxihu District currently administers eight

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, one administrative committee, and three local offices:

Transportation

Wuhan Metro Wuhan Metro is a rapid transit system serving the city of Wuhan, Hubei, China. Owned and operated by Wuhan Metro Group Co., Ltd., the network now includes 11 lines, 282 stations, and of route length. With 1.22 billion annual passengers in 2019, W ...

Line 1 have 5 stations in Dongxihu District.

Line 2 passes through Dongxihu District. There are 4 stations of Line 2 in Dongxihu District:

Hongtu Boulevard station Hongtu Boulevard Station (), is a station of Line 2, Line 3 and Line 8 of Wuhan Metro. It entered revenue service on December 28, 2015. It is located in Dongxihu District Dongxihu District () is one of 13 urban districts of the prefecture-lev ...

Changqingcheng station Changqingcheng Station (), is a station on Line 2 of Wuhan Metro. It entered revenue service on December 28, 2016. It is located in Dongxihu District Dongxihu District () is one of 13 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Wuhan, the c ...

Jinyintan station Jinyintan Station (), is a station on Line 2 of Wuhan Metro. It entered revenue service on December 28, 2012. It is located in Dongxihu District Dongxihu District () is one of 13 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Wuhan, the capita ...

and Changqing Huayuan station. The northern end of Line 6 runs in Dongxihu District. There are 10 stations of Line 6 in Dongxihu District: Xincheng 11th Road station, Matoutan Park station,

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, Erya Road station, Haikou 3rd Road station,

Jinyinhu Park station Jinyinhu Park Station (), is a station on Line 6 of the Wuhan Metro. It entered revenue service on December 28, 2016. It is located in Dongxihu District Dongxihu District () is one of 13 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Wuhan, t ...

, Jinyinhu station,

Garden Expo North station Garden Expo North Station (), is a transfer station on Line 6 and Line 7 of the Wuhan Metro. It entered revenue service on December 28, 2016. It is located in Dongxihu District Dongxihu District () is one of 13 urban districts of the prefectur ...

, Polytechnic University station and Changqing Huayuan station.

References

External links

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