Wu 'an City, a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Hebei Province, is managed by Handan City and located in the south of Hebei Province, with Handan and Changzhi in the west, Anyang in the south and Xingtai in the north. It is about 200 kilometers away from Shijiazhuang, Taiyuan and Zhengzhou, 450 kilometers away from Beijing and 330 kilometers away from Tianjin. Since ancient times, Wu 'an has been a transportation hub from Shanxi in the west to Taihang in the east, and also a link between Beijing and Tianjin in the north and the Central Plains in the south, with a total area of 1.806 square kilometers. By 0: 00 June 2020 1 65438+1October1,the permanent population of Wu 'an was 8 1 163 1.
Wu 'an County was established in the early Han Dynasty, belonging to Wei County. In the 30th year of the Republic of China (194 1), it was changed to Wu Nan county. In the thirty-first year of the Republic of China (1942), Ciwu County was composed of parts of Wu 'an County and Handan County. In 33 years (1944), Wu 'an was renamed Wudong County.
In September 1988, 1, Wu' an county was abolished and Wu' an city was established as a county-level city under provincial jurisdiction; In the same year1October 6 10, Hebei provincial government authorized Handan city to manage it on its behalf. By the end of 202 1, 10, Wu 'an had 13 towns and 9 townships and 1 township units. The Municipal People's Government is located at No.20 Tashi Road, Wu 'an City.