Wuhu is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Anhui Province, one of the 27 cities in the central region of the Yangtze River Delta, an important scientific research and education base and industrial base in East China, a central city in the G60 science and innovation corridor, a national comprehensive transportation hub and a city in the international tourism and cultural demonstration zone in South Anhui Province, with a total area of 6,026 square kilometres. As of November 2020, Wuhu has 5 districts, 1 county and 1 county-level city under its jurisdiction, with a resident population of 3,644,420,000 and an urbanization rate of 72.31%. 2021, Wuhu's gross regional product reached 430,263,000,000 yuan, an increase of 11.6% over the previous year.
Wuhu is located in East China, southeast of Anhui Province, downstream of the Yangtze River, and is an important part of the Anhui River city belt. The topography of the territory is high in the southwest and low in the northeast, and the terrain is bipartite. The Yangtze River divides the city into two major areas, the Jiangnan and the Jiangbei, with the Qingyi River, the Zhang River, the Shuiyang River and the Yuxi River running through the territory, and the Zhushi Lake, the Hesha Lake, the Longwo Lake and the Kui Lake scattered among them. It has a subtropical humid monsoon climate. There is plenty of light, abundant rainfall and four distinct seasons.
Wuhu has a long history, hence the place name Hatze, which is on the south bank of the Shuiyang River, about 20 kilometres southeast of the present-day city. The name was first mentioned in Zuo Zhuan - Three Years of Xiang Gong. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the name "Hatze" was given to a lake with many birds and turtles, which belonged to the State of Wu. In May 1949, Wuhu City was established.
