Hanyang, Wuhan

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Hanyang District (Template:Zh) 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. Currently, it is a district and stands between the Han River (right/southern bank) and the Yangtze River (left/northwestern bank), where the former drains into the latter. It is connected by bridges with its former sister cities, Hankou and Wuchang. Presently, on the left bank of the Yangtze, it borders the districts of Qiaokou to the north across the Han River, Jianghan to the northeast, Caidian to the southwest, and Dongxihu to the northwest; on the opposite bank it borders Wuchang and Hongshan. Guiyuan Temple is located in Hanyang.

The name "Hanyang" means "the Yang side of Han River", referring to the town's historic location on the north ("yang") bank of the Han River mouth. However, the lower Han River changed course to the north side of the town during Ming dynasty's Chenghua-era. The town, now on the south ("yin") side of the river, should have been renamed to "Hanyin" by naming convention, but the name "Hanyang" remained as it was well-established since the Sui dynasty. Administratively, the area forms Hanyang District of the modern Wuhan city, with an area of Template:Convert and a population of 510,000.<ref>Template:In lang Profile of Hanyang Template:Webarchive, Official website of Hanyang District Government, visited on April 19, 2008.</ref>

The Hanyang Arsenal is known for its production of the so-called "Hanyang rifle" - an indigenous Asian copy of the German Model 1888 Commission Rifle, which was heavily used in World War II, as well as in the Korean War and Vietnam War.

Geography

Administrative divisions

As of 2016, Hanyang District administers eleven subdistricts, one economic development zone and one administrative committee:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

#	Name	Chinese (S)	Hanyu Pinyin	English Meaning	Population (2010)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Area (km²)<ref>(Area numbers taken from the first line of each individual page about the subdistricts.)Template:Cite web</ref>
Subdistricts
1	Qingchuan Subdistrict	Template:Lang	Template:Transliteration	Clear Creek	17,138	1.64
2	Longyang Subdistrict	Template:Lang	Template:Transliteration	Longyang
3	Jianqiao Subdistrict	Template:Lang	Template:Transliteration	Bridge Construction	46,960	1.41
4	Yingwu Subdistrict	Template:Lang	Template:Transliteration	Parrot	51,945	2.52
5	Zhoutou Subdistrict	Template:Lang	Template:Transliteration	Islet	38,888	4.05
6	Sixin Subdistrict	Template:Lang	Template:Transliteration	Four New
7	Wulidun Subdistrict	Template:Lang	Template:Transliteration	Five Li Dun	87,346	5.63
8	Qinduankou Subdistrict	Template:Lang	Template:Transliteration	Broken Qin Mouth	66,908	3.39
9	Jianghan'erqiao Subdistrict	Template:Lang	Template:Transliteration	Jianghan Second Bridge	76,001	3.88
10	Yongfeng Subdistrict	Template:Lang	Template:Transliteration	Ever-abundant	106,482	33.70
11	Jiangdi Subdistrict	Template:Lang	Template:Transliteration	River Dyke	24,496	16.93
former	Cuiwei Subdistrict	Template:Lang	Template:Transliteration	Green Hills	44,529	1.46
former	Yuehu Subdistrict	Template:Lang	Template:Transliteration	Moon Lake	20,944	4.86
Other Areas
12	Hanyang Economic Development Area	Template:Lang	Template:Transliteration	Hanyang Economic Development Area
13	Sixin Area Administrative Committee	Template:Lang	Template:Transliteration	Four New	2,461	8.93