The district is located primarily on the right bank of the
Yangtze River but also includes
Tianxing Island () and
White Sand Island () which are in the Yangtze River. The district borders
Wuchang and
Qingshan to the north and
Jiangxia District to the south; it administers the southern bank of the Yangtze, eastern half of
East Lake and the northwest of
Tangxun Lake; on the left bank it borders, from west to east,
Caidian,
Hanyang,
Jiang'an,
Huangpi, and
Xinzhou. The district also borders
Huarong District, part of the
prefecture-level city of
Ezhou. There are several mountains in Hongshan District including
Mount Hong () and
Mount Yujia ().
Administrative divisions The district contains at least 9
subdistricts and 1
township: ==Destinations==