Wuhu

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For the historical nomadic tribes from northern China, see Wu Hu.

For the county of the same name administered by Wuhu City, see Wuhu County.

芜湖市
Wúhú Shì
Image:Wuhu.png
Administration Type	Prefecture-level city
City Seat	Xinwu District (31°20′ N 118°21′ E)
Area	3,317 km²
Population	2,245,600 (2004)
GDP - Total - Per Capita	¥34.507 billion (2004) ¥15,366 (2004)
Major Nationalities	Han
County-level divisions	7
Township-level divisions
CPC Committee Secretary
Mayor	Shen Weiguo (沈卫国)
Area code	553
Postal Code	241000 (Urban center) 241100-241300 (Other areas)
License Plate Prefix	皖B

Wuhu (Simplified Chinese: 芜湖; Pinyin: Wúhú) is a prefecture-level city in the southeastern Anhui province, People's Republic of China. Sitting on the southeast bank of the Yangtze River, Wuhu borders Xuancheng to the southeast, Chizhou and Tongling to the southwest, Chaohu to the northwest, Ma'anshan to the northeast, and the province of Jiangsu to the east.

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Administration

The prefecture-level city of Ma'anshan administers 7 county-level divisions, including 4 districts and 3 counties.

Xinwu District (新芜区)
Matang District (马塘区)
Jinghu District (镜湖区)
Jiujiang District (鸠江区)
Wuhu County (芜湖县)
Fangchang County (繁昌县)
Nanling County (南陵县)

History

Wuhu is known to have been inhabited since at least 770 BCE. In 1644, the Hongguang Emperor (better known as the Prince of Fu), one of the last emperors of the Ming Dynasty, was captured by forces of the new Qing Dynasty in Wuhu. The city became a treaty port in 1876 and has remained a commercial center since that time. The city's Roman Catholic cathedral, St. Joseph Cathedral (圣若瑟主教座堂), dates from this time.