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What is the area of Wuhu?

It is an interesting human geography phenomenon that a county has the same name as a city. There are many in Hunan Province, such as Changsha County in Changsha City, Hengyang County in Hengyang City, Shaoyang County in Shaoyang City and Yueyang County in Yueyang City. In Anhui Province, there is only one example of a county with the same name, namely Wuhu County, Wuhu City.

Wuhu county, with the same name as the city, was divided into counties and cities in the last century. 1949 delimit Wuhu county and its suburbs, set up Wuhu city, and keep Wuhu county in other rural areas. It can be said that Wuhu County is the root of Wuhu City today.

(Geographical location of Wuhu County)

Wuhu county is located about 20 kilometers southeast of the urban area (linear distance), and the terrain is relatively flat. The built-up area of the county reaches 30km2, which is considered as a "big county" with a population of about 6.5438+0.5 million. The buildings in the old town of the county are dense and row upon row, which is very lively; The cultural and educational park in the south of the city has a pleasant environment and administrative offices; The construction of the eastern industrial new city is in full swing.

(Satellite map of Wuhu County)

Wuhu County enjoys convenient transportation, with highways and railways passing through it, and Shanghai-Chongqing Expressway, Wuyan Expressway and Tongnanxuan Expressway passing through it. There are entrances and exits in the county. Anhui-jiangxi railway's capacity expansion and reconstruction, Shanghe-Hangzhou high-speed railway and other projects are under construction.

However, high-speed railway station has not been opened in Wuhu County. Compared with other counties in Wuhu City, such as Fanchang, Nanling and Wuwei, there are high-speed trains or mobile stations, which is still a pity.

Wuhu county has excellent ecology and is close to famous scenic spots such as Huangshan Mountain, Jiuhuashan Mountain and Fangte Theme Park. There are also many tourist resources in this county, such as the ancient pagodas in Henglang Mountain, pine trees on vast land and egrets in Qi Fei. Taoxin Water Rhyme, with a thousand-year history, gossip water system, connected by canals and dancing lotus shadows, is a 4A scenic spot and a national water conservancy scenic spot. There are also East Lake Park, South Lake Wetland, Wangqian Lake Landscape Corridor, Xihe Ancient Town and other landscapes, which can be called the pearl of tourism and leisure.