Wuwei () 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. It has population of 1,214,000 as of 2018, and an area of . The government of Wuwei City is located in the town of . Administrative divisions Wuwei directly administers the following 20 towns: Climate Urbanization 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". Economy In 2018, the city recorded a GDP of 438.2 billion yuan, and retail sales totaling 129.5 billion yuan. References External links Official website of Wuwei Government County-level divisions of Anhui Wuhu