Wuhu

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Wuhu 芜湖市
Prefecture-level city
Clockwise from top: Wuhu skyline looking south along the Yangtze, Wuhu at sunset, the Zhongjiang Tower, and Changhong Gate (south).
Location of Wuhu in Anhui
Coordinates (Wuhu municipal government): 31°21′09″N 118°25′59″E / 31.3526°N 118.4331°E / 31.3526; 118.4331
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Anhui
County-level divisions	8
Municipal seat	Jiujiang District
Government
• Party Secretary	Pan Zhaohui (潘朝晖)
• Mayor	He Maoxie (贺懋燮)
Area
• Prefecture-level city	6,010.9 km2 (2,320.8 sq mi)
• Urban	2,157 km2 (833 sq mi)
• Metro	1,172.9 km2 (452.9 sq mi)
Elevation	7.9 m (26 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[1]
• Prefecture-level city	3,644,420
• Density	610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
• Urban	2,151,368
• Urban density	1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
• Metro	1,622,799
• Metro density	1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
GDP[2]
• Prefecture-level city	CN¥ 430.3 billion US$ 53.8 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 117,174 US$ 18,163
Time zone	UTC+8 (CST)
Area code	0553
ISO 3166 code	CN-AH-02
License Plate Prefix	皖B
Website	www.wuhu.gov.cn

Wuhu (simplified Chinese: 芜湖; traditional Chinese: 蕪湖; pinyin: Wúhú; lit. 'Weedy Lake') is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Anhui province, China. Sitting on the southeast bank of the Yangtze River, Wuhu borders Xuancheng to the southeast, Chizhou and Tongling to the southwest, Hefei City to the northwest, Ma'anshan city to the northeast, Jiangsu to the east, and is approximately 90 km (56 mi) southwest of Nanjing. With the urbanization trend in the southern part of Nanjing, a conurbation between Nanjing, Maanshan and Wuhu is in building with more than 10,660,000 inhabitants.