杭州(zhou)(zhou)(zhou)西湖風景名勝區(qu)(qu)(qu)(qu)(qu)位于杭州(zhou)(zhou)(zhou)市區(qu)(qu)(qu)(qu)(qu)西面(mian),處于平(ping)原、丘陵、湖泊與(yu)江海相(xiang)銜接(jie)的地帶,三面(mian)環山(shan),一面(mian)瀕(bin)臨城區(qu)(qu)(qu)(qu)(qu),分為湖濱區(qu)(qu)(qu)(qu)(qu)、湖心(xin)區(qu)(qu)(qu)(qu)(qu)、北山(shan)區(qu)(qu)(qu)(qu)(qu)、南山(shan)區(qu)(qu)(qu)(qu)(qu)和錢塘區(qu)(qu)(qu)(qu)(qu),總面(mian)積(ji)達49平(ping)方公(gong)里(li),其中(zhong)湖面(mian)6.5平(ping)方公(gong)里(li)。西湖傍杭州(zhou)(zhou)(zhou)而盛,杭州(zhou)(zhou)(zhou)因西湖而名。