Wuwei, Anhui

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Wuwei 无为市
County-level city
Sunset in Wuwei, view from Hefei–Fuzhou High-Speed Railway
Wuwei is the westernmost division in this map of Wuhu
Wuhu in Anhui
Coordinates (Wuwei municipal government): 31°18′16″N 117°54′08″E / 31.3044°N 117.9023°E / 31.3044; 117.9023Coordinates: 31°18′16″N 117°54′08″E / 31.3044°N 117.9023°E / 31.3044; 117.9023
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Anhui
Prefecture-level city	Wuhu
County seat	Wucheng (无城镇)
Area [1]
• Total	2,022 km2 (781 sq mi)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	1,214,000
• Density	600/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	238300
Area code(s)	0553
Website	www.ww.gov.cn

Wuwei (simplified Chinese: 无为; traditional Chinese: 無為; pinyin: Wúwéi) is a county-level city in the southeast of Anhui Province, China, under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Wuhu.^[1] Previously a county, Wuwei was upgraded to a county-level city in late 2019.^[2] It has population of 1,214,000 as of 2018, and an area of 2,022 square kilometres (781 sq mi).^[1] The government of Wuwei City is located in the town of  [zh].^{[citation needed]}

Administrative divisions[]

Wuwei directly administers 20 towns:

Urbanization[]

on Hefei–Fuzhou High-Speed Railway.

On December 16, 2019, the State Council approved re-designating Wuwei from a county to a county-level city, due to the area's increasing urbanization.^[2] Eight months later, The Economist commented on the urbanization, describing that "at the hear of Wuwei, high-rise housing and a glossy white shopping centre sit next to dilapidated alleys where farmers sell live chickens".^[4]

Economy[]

In 2018, the city recorded a GDP of 438.2 billion yuan, and retail sails totaling 129.5 billion yuan.^[1]

References[]

External links[]

• Official website of Wuwei Government