Do you know where the two cities that are most likely to merge into Wuhan are?

The two cities that are most likely to merge into Wuhan will become megacities once the merger is successful. Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province, is located in the center of China's economic geography. It is the traffic artery of China from south to north and from east to west, with a unique geographical position. Wuhan is the largest city in the central region, an important industrial base in China, and the central city of urban agglomeration in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. It is also positioned as a national central city, which not only undertakes the heavy responsibility of leading Hubei's development, but also is the core city of the strategy of the rise of central China and plays a vital role in the national economic development strategy. Although Wuhan's total economic output is as high as 1.62 trillion, ranking first in central China, with a permanent population of12.32 million, compared with the burden on the streets of Wuhan, it is inevitable that it is beyond its capacity.

The total area of Wuhan is only 8569 square kilometers. Excluding the water area of14, the actual land area is only over 6,000 square kilometers. Compared with the area of Chengdu 14335 square kilometers, the development space of Wuhan is obviously insufficient. Capital cities such as Xi, Changsha and Hangzhou have an area of tens of thousands of square kilometers, and Wuhan still has room for expansion. Around Wuhan, there are two promising cities that will be merged into Wuhan. The first city is Ezhou, with a total area of 1.596 square kilometers and a total population of 1.08 million. It is one of the smallest prefecture-level cities in China, equivalent to the size of many counties. If Ezhou is merged into Wuhan, it will greatly expand the development space in the southeast of Wuhan. Geographically, the Optics Valley in Wuhan has developed into a place where it meets Ezhou. The two places are closely linked in transportation network and industry. In recent years, there have been calls for the merger of the two places from time to time.

At present, the Wuhan subway has been extended to gedian, Ezhou, and the construction of the two cities is progressing smoothly. In addition, Ezhou Huahu Airport is a world-class freight airport, which is jointly built and developed by the two cities. As the back garden of Wuhan, Ezhou will become an important logistics center in China. Many universities in Wuhan set up new campuses on the border of Ezhou to cooperate in the field of science and education. Gedian area in Ezhou is integrated with Wuhan in the name of Guangudong, becoming the first area in Ezhou to embrace Wuhan. With the increasing calls for urbanization in five cities and Hubei, Ezhou also used the area code of Wuhan 027. In the future, the possibility that Ezhou will be merged into Wuhan will be growing. The second city is Hanchuan in the west of Wuhan. Hanchuan is adjacent to Wuhan Central Lake District and caidian district. The urban forests of Hanchuan and Wuhan also have a Chinese character, and the two cities of Hanjiang and Liujin can be said to be corresponding. Hanchuan is a county-level city in Xiaogan City, Hubei Province, which is located on the southern edge of Xiaogan City. The distance from Hanchuan to downtown Wuhan and Xiaogan is similar, nothing special.

Hanchuan people generally go to Wuhan to travel or work, and even buy a house to settle down. Hanchuan people are generally keen to merge into Wuhan, which is the only way for Wuhan to move westward. If Hanchuan is merged into Wuhan, it will help to expand Wuhan's radiation-driven role in Xiantao and Tianmen. In recent years, with its geographical advantages, Hanchuan has been undertaking many industrial transfers in Wuhan, and its development is booming, and the relationship between the two places is getting closer and closer. In the future, Wuhan's rail transit may also extend here. At present, the urban population of Wuhan has reached 9.95 million, which is only one step away from the standard of megacity10 million urban population. If Ezhou and Hanchuan are merged into Wuhan, Wuhan will immediately become a megacity with an urban population exceeding 1000 million, and there will be more room for development in the east-west direction of Wuhan, and the total area of Wuhan will reach 1 1000 square kilometers. So do you think Ezhou and Hanchuan will have a chance to merge into Wuhan in the future?