Wuhan

Wuhan (;  ) 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.

Internaitional relations

Twin touns — Sister ceeties
Wuhan is twinned wi:
  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

References

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Category:Provincial caipitals in Cheenae
Category:Populatit places on the Yangtze River