Wuhan is located in the east of Jianghan Plain and the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. The Yangtze River joins the Han River, the largest tributary, forming a pattern of three towns separated by the river. Rivers, lakes and ports are intertwined in the city. The water area accounts for a quarter of the total urban area.
As the economic and geographical center of China, Wuhan is known as the thoroughfare of nine provinces. It is the largest inland water, land and air transportation hub and shipping center in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. Its high-speed rail network radiates more than half of China, and it is the only city in Central China that can directly reach five continents.
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Wuhan, located in the middle of China and the east of Hubei Province, where the Yangtze River meets the Han River, is a national historical and cultural city, a central city in central China, an important industrial base, scientific and educational base and comprehensive transportation hub in China, and the capital of Hubei Province. The geographical location is 29 58' ~ 3122' north latitude and113 41'~15 05' east longitude.
On the plane rectangular coordinates, the maximum horizontal distance from east to west in Wuhan is 134 km, and the maximum vertical distance from north to south is about 155 km, which looks like a butterfly dancing from west to east. The easternmost part of Wuhan is Jiangjun Village, Xugu Street, Xinzhou District, Guoguang Village, Dwarf Street, caidian district, Junbao Village, Hu Si Street, Jiangxia District, and Li Chong Village, Caidian Street, huangpi district.
Reference source; Baidu Encyclopedia-Wuhan