The urban boundary of Lu' an is located at east longitude115 20'-1714', north latitude 310/'-32 04', with an area of/kloc-0. With a total population of more than 6 million, there are 29 ethnic groups, mainly Han, ethnic minorities accounting for 0.7% and Hui.
Lu 'an is a strategic place in history. The ancient poem praised: "The barrier is connected by land and water in the southeast, and Lu 'an is different from other states. The mountain ring is full of glory, and the land is controlled by Jianghuai. "Many major historical events here have had a certain impact on the historical process of China. At the end of the Warring States Period, King Gaolie of Chu moved to Shouchun, making Shouchun the political, economic and cultural center of Chu. In 65438+ 10, in 383, the Eastern Jin Dynasty fought against the former Qin Dynasty and won the famous battle of Lishui in Shouyang (now Shouxian), which changed the situation that the north was strong and the south was weak, and began the confrontation between the north and the south. During the Revolution of 1911, the Huai Shang Army, which rose in Shouzhou, became a strong force of the bourgeois revolutionaries, and successively recovered 23 counties such as Lu 'an, Huoqiu, Yingshang and Fuyang, which promoted the revolutionary development in the Jianghuai area and wrote a glorious page in modern history.
Lu 'an is located near the mountains and Huaihe River, connecting the east and opening the west, and has a superior geographical position. Hefei, the provincial capital in the east, Anqing in the south, Xinyang in the west and Huainan and Fuyang in the north. Looking across the Huaihe River to the sea, connecting Hubei, Henan and Anhui, winning the Central Plains, it is the central city of Dabie Mountain Economic Zone along the Huaihe River. 3 12, 206, 105 National Highway, Hejiu Railway, Ningxi Railway and Pi Huai Waterway are all over the country, and it only takes 1 hour to get from Lu 'an to Hefei Luogang Airport, so the traffic is very convenient.