Wudu, Longnan
Wudu
武都区 | |
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Tibetan-style homes in Pingya, Wudu | |
Wudu in Longnan | |
Longnan in Gansu | |
| Coordinates: 33°22′13″N 104°57′37″E / 33.3702°N 104.9604°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Prefecture-level city | Longnan |
| District seat | Zhonglou Subdistrict |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,683 km2 (1,808 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 546,616 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 746000 |
| Website | www |
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| Simplified Chinese | 武都区 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 武都區 | ||||||||||
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| Tibetan | བོད་ཏོག་ཆུས། | ||||||||||
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Wudu District (Chinese: 武都区) is a district and the political and cultural center of Longnan, Gansu province, China. It borders the provinces of Shaanxi province and Sichuan to the southeast. It has a population of 546,616 as of the 2020 census, of which a portion lives in the urban area.
Located along the Bailong River near the borders with Sichuan and Shaanxi 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 of Shaanxi province, becoming part of Gansu in 1729. In 1913, Wudu County was established. The current district was established from Wudu County in 2004.
The epicenter of the 1879 Gansu earthquake was located in the district.
Wudu is a tourist destination in Gansu, receiving over 2 million tourists in 2016. The Wanxiang cave is located 10 km from the district seat. Its agricultural output includes olive cultivation, traditional Chinese medicine crops and Sichuan pepper.