Wuhu City, prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Anhui Province, the provincial sub-center city, is located in southeastern Anhui Province, the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, east of Ma'anshan City, Xuancheng City, south of the border with Chizhou City, west of the border with Tongling City, north of the city of Hefei as a neighbor; the east and north of the Yangtze River alluvial plain, with depressions, there are a few hills, the terrain is low and flat, the west and south of the mountainous terrain; subtropical humid monsoon climate, rainfall, the four seasons are clearly distinguishable; The total area of the city is 6009.02 square kilometers. As of February 2024, the city has five districts and one county under its jurisdiction, with one county-level city in its stead; the city's people's government is located at No. 66 Zhengtong Road in Hatjiang District. As of the end of 2022, the city had a resident population of 3.731 million, with an urbanization rate of 73.55%.
The territory of Wuhu City has a written history of more than 2,500 years, and was known as Hatzu in ancient times. In the second year of Yuanfeng of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty (109 years ago), Wuhu set up a county; Wuhu City was founded on May 10, 1949. Wuhu has been known as the "Famous Cities of Jiangdong" and "Famous Districts of Wu and Chu". With the convenience of the golden waterway Yangtze River, Wuhu has always been the largest commodity distribution center in the southern Anhui Province and the Wanjiang River area. Wuhu is a city in the center of Yangtze River Delta, an important city in Nanjing and Hefei Metropolitan Area, and an important city in G60 Science and Innovation Corridor. Wuhu is also a national comprehensive transportation hub, an important node city of the national "ten vertical and ten horizontal" comprehensive transportation corridor, with Beijing-Fujian High Speed Railway, Ning'an High Speed Railway, Shanghehang High Speed Railway and so on passing through the city, and Wuhu Xuanzhou Airport, a civil aviation airport, in the southeast of Wuhu City. In the city, there are tourist attractions such as Fantasy Tourism Resort, Wuhu Ancient City, Tianmen Mountain, and the ruins of Renzhi Cave.
In 2023, Wuhu City will realize a gross regional product of 474.107 billion yuan, per capita disposable income of 46,022 yuan, and general public budget revenue of 41.428 billion yuan.