Wuhan

Wuhan (simplifeed Cheenese: 武汉; traditeeonal Cheenese: 武漢; pinyin: Wǔhàn; Mandarin pronunciation: [wu˧˩xan˥˩] [Listen] ) 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
Sub-provincial ceety
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
Wuhan Location in Cheenae
Coordinates: 30°35′N 114°17′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)
• 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	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.wuhan.gov.cn

Internaitional relations

Relatit page: Leet o twin touns an sister ceeties in Cheenae

Twin touns — Sister ceeties

Wuhan is twinned wi:

A karaoke bar near the HUST campus

Adelaide, Australie, syne Julie 2007 Arnhem, Netherlands, syne Juin 1999 Bordeaux, Fraunce, syne Juin 18, 1998 Borlänge, Swaden, syne September 2007 Cheongju, Republic o Korea, syne October 29, 2000 Christchurch, New Zealand, syne Apryle 4, 2006 Duisburg, Germany, syne October 8, 1982 Galaţi, Romanie, syne August 12, 1987 Győr, Hungary, syne October 19, 1995 Khartoum, Sudan, syne September 27, 1995 Kiev, Ukraine, syne October 19, 1990 Manchester, Unitit Kinrick, syne September 16, 1986 Markham, Canadae, syne September 12, 2006 Ōita, Japan, syne September 7, 1979 Pittsburgh, Unitit States, syne September 8, 1982 Porsgrunn, Norawa, syne Juin 2004 Sankt Pölten, Austrick, syne December 20, 2005 St. Louis, Unitit States, syne September 2004 Ashdod, Israel, syne October 2009 Kópavogur, Iceland, syne September 2007