Jiang'an District is located on the Yangtze's left (northwestern) shore, and includes the northeastern half of the former Hankou city (northeast, i.e. downstream, of Jianghan Rd.).

On the left bank of the Yangtze, it borders Huangpi to the north, Jianghan to the southwest, and Dongxihu to the west; on the opposite bank it borders Hongshan, Wuchang, and Qingshan.

The American Congressional-Executive Commission on China included Jiang Yanchun (姜艳春), a 46 year old native of Huarong District, Ezhou, in their Political Prisoner Database from November 5, 2017.

[5] Jiang was a petitioner who was contesting demolition and resettlement in Jiang'an District when she was detained in Beijing at around 4 PM on Sunday, November 13, 2016 for disrupting order in the Tian'anmen area.

[5][7] Jiang'an District administers 16 subdistricts and 1 residential community:[8] This Hubei location article is a stub.