wuhan Geography

Location

Wuhan, located in east longitude 113 ° 41′-115 ° 05 ‘, latitude 29 ° 58′-31 ° 22’. The easternmost town in Xinzhou General Xu Village , located in the westernmost dwarf Caidian Street Guoguang Village , the southernmost lake Si streets are located Jiangxia Baocun , the northernmost street shops located Huangpi Cai Li Okimura . From west to east in the shape of a butterfly . Economic Geography circle in China , Wuhan is in a great central location , known as the Chinese economic geography “heart .”

China ‘s economic geographic center – Wuhan
Area

The end of 2011 , the whole territory of area of ​​8,494.41 square kilometers in Wuhan , Hubei Province area of 4.6% ; City in circumference 977.28 kilometers , seven central city area of ​​863 square kilometers , built area of ​​807.54 square kilometers . Owned park 70 , park green area 6038.48 hectares , the per capita green area 9.42 m2 , built-up area green coverage 37.54% , wetland nature reserve area of ​​28,000 hectares , 168,000 hectares of forest area , forest coverage rate 26.80% .
Waters
China ‘s largest city lake – Wuhan East Lake
Wuhan is the world’s most water -rich mega-cities , the urban area of ​​the city’s total water area of 1/ 4 , constitutes Wuhan magnificent flavor and Riverside Lake water environment.
Wuhan throughout the water area of ​​2217.6 square kilometers , the coverage was 26.10% , per capita 114,000 square meters of surface water , surface water per capita ranks first in the world’s great cities , is the world’s most water -rich mega-cities and China ‘s largest freshwater center. [ 18 ]
Wuhan river network criss-crossing the world’s third longest river Yangtze River and its tributary the Han River at this intersection, within five kilometers above the river 165 , the surface area of ​​471.31 square kilometers .
Wuhan existing lakes 166 , known as ” 100 Lake City ” in the normal water level, the lake surface area of ​​803

Wuhan views
.17 Square kilometers , ranking first in Chinese cities . East Lake is China’s largest and most beautiful city lake ( water area of ​​132.37 square kilometers ) , is the national ecological protection Liangzihu best two inland lakes .
Wetlands
Wuhan views
Wuhan wetland resources in the world top three inland cities . [ 18 ] [ 22 ] As of 2010 , the Wuhan City wetland area 3358.35 square kilometers , accounting for the city’s land area of 39.54 percent , of which the natural wetland area 1561.86 square kilometers , artificial wetland area 1796.49 square kilometers , enjoy the ” wetlands of the city” in the world.
State now has approved the establishment of the Ministry of Housing Jinyinhu National Urban Wetland Park and the State Forestry Administration established the East Lake National Wetland Park , Hidden Dragon Island National Wetland Park , and Shen Lake , Du public lake, after Lake Wetland Park and the Reserve Officer areas.
Climate

Wuhan has a subtropical monsoon climate zone, with abundant rainfall, sunshine, four distinct seasons , summer heat, rainfall concentrated in winter cooler moist characteristics.

Wuhan weather chart
Year, the lowest average temperature in January for 3.0 ℃; 7 monthly average temperature was the highest 29.3 ℃, up to 135 days in summer ; approximately 60 days each spring and autumn .
Summer rainy season rainfall is more concentrated , annual precipitation is 1,205 mm . Wuhan active accumulated at 5000 ℃ ~ 5300 ℃ , the annual frost-free period of 240 days.