Wuhu City, abbreviated as "Wuwu", also known as Jiangcheng or Jiuzi, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Anhui Province, a sub-central city of the province, a Type II large city, and a city in the central area of the Yangtze River Delta. It is an important advanced manufacturing base, comprehensive transportation hub, modern logistics center and cultural, scientific, educational and tourism center of Anhui Province approved by the People's government of Anhui Province. By the end of 2021, Wuhu has jurisdiction over 5 districts, 1 county and 1 county-level city, with a total area of 6,009.02 square kilometers and a permanent population of 3.672 million. The gross regional product of Wuhu is 430.263 billion yuan.

Wuhu is located in East China, the southeast of Anhui Province, the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. It is adjacent to Hefei and Maanshan City in the north, Xuancheng City and Chizhou City in the south, Maanshan City and Xuancheng City in the east, and Tongling City in the west. The terrain is high in the southwest and low in the northeast. The terrain is twin-shaped, with plains and hills and dense networks of rivers and lakes. The Yangtze River divides the city into two large areas: Jiangnan and Jiangbei. It is a subtropical humid monsoon climate with four distinct seasons, abundant rainfall and mild climate.

Wuhu has enjoyed the reputation of "Jiangdong Famous Town" and "Wuchu Famous District" since ancient times. It is an important scientific research and education base and industrial base in East China, a central city of G60 Science and Innovation Corridor, and a member city of Nanjing Metropolitan Circle and Hefei Metropolitan Circle. Wuhu is connected to the river and the sea, water, land and air, and the transportation facilities of Wuhu Port, Beijing-Fuzhou high-speed railway, Ning 'an high-speed railway, Shanghe-Hangzhou high-speed railway, Yangtze River Bridge, Wuxuan civil aviation Airport, rail transit, river tunnel and other transportation facilities are seamlessly connected. Wuhu is an important node city of the national "ten longitudinal and ten horizontal" comprehensive transportation channel, and a national comprehensive transportation hub.