Wanzhou District is located in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, northeast of Chongqing, between east longitude10755 ′ 22 ″-10853 ′ 25 ″ and north latitude 30 24 ′ 00 ″-25 ″-314 ′ 58 ″. It is connected to Yunyang County in the east, Shizhu County and Lichuan City in Hubei Province in the south, Zhongxian County and liangping county in the west, and Kaixian County and Kaijiang County in Sichuan Province in the north. It is 97.25 kilometers long from east to west, 67.25 kilometers wide from north to south, with an area of 3,457 square kilometers, about 228 kilometers away from the nine districts of Chongqing's main city.
Wanzhou District is located in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, the northeast of Chongqing, and the center of the Three Gorges reservoir area. It is a regional central city in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.