Wudu 武都区 | |
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.jpg) Tibetan-style homes in Pingya, Wudu | |
 Wudu in Longnan | |
.png) Longnan in Gansu | |
  Wudu Location in Gansu | |
| Coordinates:33°22′13″N104°57′37″E / 33.3702°N 104.9604°E /33.3702; 104.9604 | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Prefecture-level city | Longnan |
| District seat | Zhonglou Subdistrict |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,683 km2 (1,808 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
• Total | 546,616 |
| • Density | 116.7/km2 (302.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 746000 |
| Website | www |
| Wudu, Longnan | |||||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 武都区 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 武都區 | ||||||||||
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| Tibetan name | |||||||||||
| Tibetan | བོད་ཏོག་ཆུས། | ||||||||||
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Wudu District (Chinese:武都区) is adistrict and the political and cultural center ofLongnan,Gansu province, China.[2] It borders the provinces ofShaanxi province andSichuan to the southeast. It has a population of 546,616 as of the 2020 census, of which a portion lives in the urban area.[3]
Located along theBailong River near the borders withSichuan andShaanxi province, it has been the site of numerous historic battles. A settlement has existed at the current district seat since at least 448. It was named Wuzhou (武州) in 572 and Jiezhou in 892. From 1260 it was part ofShaanxi province, becoming part of Gansu in 1729. In 1913,Wudu County was established. The current district was established from Wudu County in 2004.[4]
The epicenter of the1879 Gansu earthquake was located in the district.
Wudu is a tourist destination in Gansu, receiving over 2 million tourists in 2016.[5] The Wanxiang cave is located 10 km from the district seat.[6] Its agricultural output includesolive cultivation,traditional Chinese medicine crops andSichuan pepper.[7][8][9][10]
Wudu District is divided into 4 subdistricts, 26 towns, 8 townships, and 2 ethnic townships.[11][12]
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