Eastern Hubei Province. Baidu map shows that Ezhou is located in the east of Hubei Province, on the south bank of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, bordering Jiangxia District and Hongshan District of Wuhan City in the west, Huangshi City in the southeast and the Yangtze River in the north. Ezhou, formerly known as Wudu and Ancient Wuchang, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Hubei Province, with a total area of 1.596 square kilometers.