Wuwei, Anhui
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Wuwei
| native_name = 无为市
| native_name_lang = zh-Hans
| postal_code = 238300
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| seat = Wucheng ({{lang|zh-hans|无城镇}})
| seat_type = Municipal seat
| settlement_type = County-level city
| image_skyline = Sunset in Wuwei, Anhui 2015.08.11 18-36-36.jpg
| image_caption = Sunset in Wuwei, view from Hefei–Fuzhou High-Speed Railway
| image_map = ChinaWuhuWuwei.png
| map_caption = Wuwei in Wuhu
| image_map1 = Location of Wuhu Prefecture within Anhui (China).png
| map_caption1 = Wuhu in Anhui
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = China
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Anhui
| subdivision_type2 = Prefecture-level city
| subdivision_name2 = Wuhu
| area_code = 0553
| area_total_km2 = 2022
| population =
| population_as_of = 2020
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_total = 817997
| coor_pinpoint = Wuwei municipal government
| coordinates = {{coord|31.3044|N|117.9023|E|format=dms|type:adm3rd_region:CN-34_source:Gaode|display=it}}
| elevation_ft =
| elevation_m =
| timezone = China Standard
| utc_offset = +8
| website = {{URL|www.ww.gov.cn/}}
| official_name =
| population_footnotes =
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Wuwei ({{zh|s=无为|t=無為|p=Wúwéi}}) is a county-level city in the southeast of Anhui Province, China, under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Wuhu. Previously a county, Wuwei was upgraded to a county-level city in late 2019.{{Cite web|date=2019-12-17 |script-title=zh:无为撤县设市，下一个会是谁？|url=http://ah.people.com.cn/n2/2019/1217/c358428-33638300.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603022249/http://ah.people.com.cn/n2/2019/1217/c358428-33638300.html|archive-date=2020-06-03|access-date=2020-06-02|script-work=zh:安徽频道--人民网|language=zh}}
It has population of 1,214,000 as of 2018, and an area of {{Convert|2,022|km2||abbr=}}.{{Cite web|date=2019-04-24 |script-title=zh:无为县情简介|url=http://www.ww.gov.cn/channel-cms-view-62-25875.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191031182723/http://www.ww.gov.cn/channel-cms-view-62-25875.html|archive-date=2019-10-31|access-date=2020-06-02|publisher=Wuwei People's Government |language=zh}} The government of Wuwei City is located in the town of {{Interlanguage link|Wucheng, Wuwei|lt=Wucheng|zh|无城镇|WD=}}.{{Citation needed|date=June 2020}}
Administrative divisions
Wuwei directly administers the following 20 towns:{{Cite web |date=2019 |title= |script-title=zh:2019年统计用区划代码（无为市） |trans-title=2019 Statistical Division Codes (Wuwei) |url=http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2019/34/02/340225.html |access-date=2020-06-03 |website=www.stats.gov.cn |publisher=National Bureau of Statistics of China |language=zh}}
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Climate
{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
|single line=y
|collapsed = Y
|location = Wuwei, elevation {{convert|10|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
|Jan high C = 7.5
|Feb high C = 10.3
|Mar high C = 15.3
|Apr high C = 21.8
|May high C = 26.9
|Jun high C = 29.5
|Jul high C = 32.8
|Aug high C = 32.3
|Sep high C = 28.2
|Oct high C = 23.0
|Nov high C = 16.7
|Dec high C = 10.1
|Jan mean C = 3.5
|Feb mean C = 6.1
|Mar mean C = 10.6
|Apr mean C = 16.8
|May mean C = 22.1
|Jun mean C = 25.4
|Jul mean C = 28.8
|Aug mean C = 28.1
|Sep mean C = 23.8
|Oct mean C = 18.1
|Nov mean C = 11.8
|Dec mean C = 5.6
|Jan low C = 0.6
|Feb low C = 2.8
|Mar low C = 6.9
|Apr low C = 12.5
|May low C = 17.9
|Jun low C = 22.0
|Jul low C = 25.5
|Aug low C = 25.0
|Sep low C = 20.4
|Oct low C = 14.4
|Nov low C = 8.1
|Dec low C = 2.3
|Jan record high C = 21.0 |Jan record low C = -8.1
|Feb record high C = 27.7 |Feb record low C = -9.6
|Mar record high C = 33.0 |Mar record low C = -3.3
|Apr record high C = 33.0 |Apr record low C = 2.6
|May record high C = 35.7 |May record low C = 8.8
|Jun record high C = 37.5 |Jun record low C = 13.6
|Jul record high C = 39.3 |Jul record low C = 19.0
|Aug record high C = 39.5 |Aug record low C = 16.4
|Sep record high C = 37.5 |Sep record low C = 11.7
|Oct record high C = 33.6 |Oct record low C = 3.8
|Nov record high C = 28.7 |Nov record low C = -4.7
|Dec record high C = 22.6 |Dec record low C = -11.6
|year high C = |year low C =
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|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 61.0
|Feb precipitation mm = 68.1
|Mar precipitation mm = 102.8
|Apr precipitation mm = 102.6
|May precipitation mm = 114.4
|Jun precipitation mm = 212.6
|Jul precipitation mm = 200.2
|Aug precipitation mm = 142.4
|Sep precipitation mm = 76.8
|Oct precipitation mm = 55.3
|Nov precipitation mm = 59.2
|Dec precipitation mm = 40.9
|Jan humidity = 78
|Feb humidity = 77
|Mar humidity = 75
|Apr humidity = 74
|May humidity = 74
|Jun humidity = 79
|Jul humidity = 80
|Aug humidity = 81
|Sep humidity = 80
|Oct humidity = 77
|Nov humidity = 77
|Dec humidity = 75
|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 10.5
|Feb precipitation days = 10.3
|Mar precipitation days = 11.8
|Apr precipitation days = 10.5
|May precipitation days = 11.2
|Jun precipitation days = 12.0
|Jul precipitation days = 11.2
|Aug precipitation days = 11.7
|Sep precipitation days = 8.5
|Oct precipitation days = 7.6
|Nov precipitation days = 8.7
|Dec precipitation days = 7.4
|year precipitation days =
|Jan sun = 101.2
|Feb sun = 105.0
|Mar sun = 133.3
|Apr sun = 158.7
|May sun = 170.1
|Jun sun = 139.0
|Jul sun = 188.4
|Aug sun = 178.3
|Sep sun = 146.1
|Oct sun = 145.1
|Nov sun = 126.8
|Dec sun = 118.9
|year sun =
| Jan percentsun = 31
| Feb percentsun = 33
| Mar percentsun = 36
| Apr percentsun = 41
| May percentsun = 40
| Jun percentsun = 33
| Jul percentsun = 44
| Aug percentsun = 44
| Sep percentsun = 40
| Oct percentsun = 42
| Nov percentsun = 40
| Dec percentsun = 38
| year percentsun =
|Jan snow days = 3.8
|Feb snow days = 1.9
|Mar snow days = 0.6
|Apr snow days = 0
|May snow days = 0
|Jun snow days = 0
|Jul snow days = 0
|Aug snow days = 0
|Sep snow days = 0
|Oct snow days = 0
|Nov snow days = 0.3
|Dec snow days = 1.2
|year snow days =
|source 1 = China Meteorological Administration{{cite web |url=http://data.cma.cn/data/weatherBk.html |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data |publisher=China Meteorological Administration |language = zh-hans |access-date=27 June 2023}}
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Urbanization
File:Wuwei Railway Station, Anhui (20150807141858).JPG 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. 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".{{Cite news|date=19 Aug 2020|title=Worlds apart|volume=436|page=46|work=The Economist|issue=9208|publication-place=Wuwei, Anhui|url=https://www.economist.com/china/2020/08/19/changes-to-chinas-hukou-system-are-creating-new-divides|access-date=2020-08-25|issn=0013-0613}}
Economy
Notable people
- Wang Chuanfu, founder of BYD{{Cite news |last=Reid |first=Carlton |title=How China's EV Boom Caught Western Car Companies Asleep at the Wheel |language=en-US |work=Wired |url=https://www.wired.com/story/how-chinas-ev-boom-caught-western-car-companies-asleep-at-the-wheel/ |access-date=2023-10-22 |issn=1059-1028}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.ww.gov.cn/ Official website of Wuwei Government]
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