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Wuwei, Anhui

Wuwei (simplified Chinese: 无为; traditional Chinese: 無為; pinyin: Wúwéi) is a county-level city in the southeast of Anhui Province, China, under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Wuhu.[1] Previously a county, Wuwei was upgraded to a county-level city in late 2019.[2] It has population of 1,214,000 as of 2018, and an area of 2,022 square kilometres (781 sq mi).[1] The government of Wuwei City is located in the town of Wucheng [zh].[citation needed]

Administrative divisions

Wuwei directly administers the following 20 towns:[3]

Climate

Urbanization

Wuwei Railway Station on Hefei–Fuzhou High-Speed Railway.

On December 16, 2019, the State Council approved re-designating Wuwei from a county to a county-level city, due to the area's increasing urbanization.[2] Eight months later, The Economist commented on the urbanization, describing that "at the heart of Wuwei, high-rise housing and a glossy white shopping centre sit next to dilapidated alleys where farmers sell live chickens".[6]

Economy

In 2018, the city recorded a GDP of 438.2 billion yuan, and retail sales totaling 129.5 billion yuan.[1]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ a b c d 无为县情简介 (in Chinese). Wuwei People's Government. 2019-04-24. Archived from the original on 2019-10-31. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  2. ^ a b 无为撤县设市，下一个会是谁？. 安徽频道--人民网 (in Chinese). 2019-12-17. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  3. ^ 2019年统计用区划代码（无为市） [2019 Statistical Division Codes (Wuwei)]. www.stats.gov.cn (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2019. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  5. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Worlds apart". The Economist. Vol. 436, no. 9208. Wuwei, Anhui. 19 Aug 2020. p. 46. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  7. ^ Reid, Carlton. "How China's EV Boom Caught Western Car Companies Asleep at the Wheel". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2023-10-22.

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