Editing Wuhan (section)

===Overview===
[[File:Txu-oclc-10552568-nh50-5.jpg|left|thumb|Map including the Wuhan area ([[Army Map Service|AMS]], 1953)]]
Wuhan is in east-central Hubei, at latitude 29° 58'–31° 22' N and longitude 113° 41'–115° 05' E. Wuhan sits at the confluence of the [[Han River (Hubei)|Han River]] flowing into the [[Yangtze River]] at the East of the Jianghan Plain along the Yangtze's middle reaches.

The metropolitan area comprises three parts—[[Wuchang, Hubei|Wuchang]], [[Hankou District|Hankou]], and [[Hanyang District|Hanyang]]—commonly called the "Three Towns of Wuhan" (hence the name "Wuhan", combining "Wu" from the first city and "Han" from the other two). The consolidation of these cities occurred in 1927 and Wuhan was thereby established. The three former cities face each other across the rivers and are linked by bridges, including one of the first modern bridges in China, known as the "First Bridge".
* Wuchang lies south east of the Yangtze River that separates it from both Hankou and Hanyang.
* Hankou sits north of the Yangtze River separating it from Wuchang. Hankou is north of the Han River separating it from Hanyang.
* Hanyang lies west of the Yangtze separating it from Wuchang. Hanyang is south of the Han river separating it from Hankou.

[[File:Mount Mo and East Lake, Wuhan.jpg|thumb|[[East Lake (Wuhan)|East Lake]]]]
It is simple in terrain—low and flat in the middle and hilly in the south, with the Yangtze and Han rivers winding through the city. The [[She River]] enters the Yangtze in Huangpi District. Wuhan occupies a land area of {{convert|8494.41|km2|sp=us}}, most of which is alluvial plain and decorated with hills and a great number of lakes and ponds. Water makes up one quarter of Wuhan's urban territory, which is the highest percentage among major cities in China.<ref name=nl/> Wuhan has nearly 200 lakes, including the [[East Lake (Wuhan)|East Lake]] of 33 km2, and [[Tangxun Lake]], which are the largest lakes entirely within a city in China.<ref name=nl/>

Other well-known lakes include [[South Lake (Wuhan)|South Lake]] and [[Sand Lake (Wuhan)|Sand Lake]]. [[Liangzi Lake]], the largest lake by surface area in Hubei province, is located in the southeast of [[Jiangxia District]].The twin peaks at the junction of Huangpi District and Xiaogan City, with an altitude of 872.5 meters, are the highest points in Wuhan. There are also several mountains within the city limits of Wuhan including [[Mount Luojia]] ({{lang|zh|珞珈山}}) in Wuchang District as well as [[Mount Hong]] ({{lang|zh|洪山}}) and [[Mount Yujia]] ({{lang|zh|喻家山/瑜珈山}}) in [[Hongshan District, Wuhan|Hongshan District]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wh.bendibao.com/tour/2013423/36646_3.shtm |title=武汉爬山好去处：华中科技大学喻家山- 武汉本地宝 |access-date=March 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181108184411/http://wh.bendibao.com/tour/2013423/36646_3.shtm |archive-date=November 8, 2018 |url-status=live  }}</ref>