Wuchang District (simplified Chinese: 武昌区; traditional Chinese: 武昌區; pinyin: Wǔchāng qū) forms part of the urban core of and is one of 13 districts of Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province, People's Republic of China. It was one of three cities that merged into modern-day Wuhan, and stood on the right (southeastern) bank of the Yangtze River, opposite the mouth of the Han River.