China (CN) Anhui Province Wuhu Region

Wuhu Region (芜湖市 Wúhú-shì)

Summary

Wuhu is a major city with a population of 700 000. The major towns of Fanchang (22 000), Nanling (22 000), and Wuhuxian (20 000) are county seats in the region.

Detailed Analysis

Wuhu Region contains the Wuhu metropolitan area and 3 counties. Its area is 3 325 km² and its population is 2 115 421.

The Wuhu metropolitan area has an area of 720 km² and a population of 756 891 within its new boundary. Wuhu proper has a population of 528 756 in 18 street committees. The 2000 Census gives a population of 594 327 with suburbs. The 1982 Census gives a population of 456 219 in 122 km² for Wuhu city, suggesting about 400 000 in the urban area. This gives a low long-run growth rate of 2.2%. Using a more typical 3.5% gives a 2004 population of 700 000 corresponding to the measured area of 51 km².

Due to reorganizations of the districts of the Wuhu metropolitan area, individual 2000 Census populations of the districts are not available.

Jinghu District (镜湖区 Jìnghú-qū) 58 km²

6 street committees of Wuhu (180 382): 东门街道 32631 中江街道 21548 北门街道 39034 镜湖街道 18817 赭山街道 37501 赭麓街道 30851

Xinwu District: 7 street committees of Wuhu (232 347): 长江路街道 53882 团结路街道 42935 劳动路街道 29687 北京路街道 33993 吉和街街道 20460 新芜路街道 8604 汀棠街道 42786

Jiujiang District (鸠江区 Jiūjiāng-qū) 232 km²

2 street committees of Wuhu, 3 urban townships (164 440): 四褐山街道 30966 裕溪口街道 11486 官陡镇 50409 湾里镇 39391 大桥镇 32188

Wanli (湾里 Wānlǐ) is a suburb of Wuhu.

Sanshan District (三山区 Sānshān-qū) 276 km²

Sanshan District was created on September 13, 2005.

Sanshan (三山 Sānshān) has an area of 2.1 km² and an estimated population of 13 000.

Yijiang District (弋江区 Yìjiāng-qū) 154 km²

Matang District: 3 street committees of Wuhu, 2 urban townships (120 028): 弋江桥街道 27573 中山南路街道 24437 利民路街道 21565 马塘镇 20273 鲁港镇 26180

Matang District became Yijiang District on September 13, 2005.

Matang (马塘 Mǎtáng) and Lugang (鲁港 Lǔgǎng) are suburbs of Wuhu.

Fanchang County (繁昌县 Fánchāng-xiàn) 604 km²

8 urban townships, 12 rural townships (430 530): 城关镇 59272 荻港镇 30379 新港镇 19288 横山镇 17368 三山镇 28212 孙村镇 25037 黄浒镇 14919 峨桥镇 19145 平铺镇 13617 峨山乡 24589 赤沙乡 16186 芦南乡 15466 高安乡 28635 马坝乡 17525 保定乡 21208 小洲乡 11870 中沟乡 24037 浮山乡 18872 新淮乡 9856 新林乡 15049

Fanchang is in Chengguan urban township (城关 Chéngguān) and has an area of 3.2 km² and an estimated population of 22 000.

Nanling County (南陵县 Nánlíng-xiàn) 1 264 km²

15 urban townships, 6 rural townships (490 130): 城关镇 51989 弋江镇 33834 黄墓镇 31584 三里镇 24417 丫山镇 9892 工山镇 30489 奚滩镇 24338 奎湖镇 28860 家发镇 30566 峨岭镇 18094 烟墩镇 17788 戴汇镇 19475 何湾镇 18498 绿岭镇 11529 石铺镇 21995 九连乡 22711 东河乡 19300 东七乡 19297 葛林乡 18399 太丰乡 26360 东塘乡 10715

Nanling is in Chengguan urban township (城关 Chéngguān) and has an area of 3.2 km² and an estimated population of 22 000.

Wuhu County (芜湖县 Wúhú-xiàn) 730 km²

17 urban townships, 7 rural townships (497 564): 湾沚镇 54452 火龙岗镇 32726 清水镇 67191 荆山镇 9777 方村镇 25577 西河镇 12102 石硊镇 26014 陶辛镇 21233 易太镇 23481 周皋镇 16475 六郎镇 17600 咸保镇 12662 新丰镇 12982 花桥镇 13963 横岗镇 21473 红杨镇 19023 三元镇 18114 白马乡 9195 埭南乡 11067 十连乡 10081 保沙乡 17139 政和乡 9690 赵桥乡 16968 和平乡 18579

On September 13, 2005, part of Wuhu County was annexed by the Wuhu metropolitan area. The corrected 2000 Census population is 387 870.

Wuhuxian is in Wanzhi urban township (湾沚 Wānzhǐ) and has an area of 3.3 km² and an estimated population of 25 000.