Lujiang County () is a

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Anhui Province Anhui is an inland province located in East China. Its provincial capital and largest city is Hefei. The province is located across the basins of the Yangtze and Huai rivers, bordering Jiangsu and Zhejiang to the east, Jiangxi to the south, Hub ...

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. It is under the administration of the

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Hefei Hefei is the Capital city, capital of Anhui, China. A prefecture-level city, it is the political, economic, and cultural center of Anhui. Its population was 9,369,881 as of the 2020 census. Its built-up (or ''metro'') area is made up of four u ...

, the capital of Anhui. It is the southernmost

county-level division The administrative divisions of China have consisted of several levels since 1412, due to mainland China's large population and geographical area. In the People's Republic of China, the constitution provides for three levels of government. Ho ...

of Hefei. Lujiang has a population of as of November 2020 and covers an area of . The county government is located in Lucheng Town. Lujiang County has jurisdiction over 17 towns. During the

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, the Lujiang area was the location of the minor .

History

Lujiang County used to be administered by the former prefecture-level city of Chaohu until August 2011, when Chaohu was dissolved and Lujiang, along with the former Juchao District (now the county-level

Chaohu City Chaohu () is a county-level city of Anhui Province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Hefei. Situated on the northeast and southeast shores of Lake Chao, from which the city was named, Chaohu is under the adm ...

), was incorporated into Hefei.

Administrative divisions

Lujiang County is divided into 17 towns.

Economy

Lujiang County is home to the Shaxi Copper Mine, operated by

Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Holding Company Limited is a state-owned enterprise involved in the extraction of copper resources and smelting of copper and other non-ferrous metals. It was founded in 1949 in Tongling, Anhui, China, and began ...

. Although primarily a copper mine, it has become the largest gold-producing mine in China. In 2022, it produced approximately 958,740 ounces of gold, making it the leading single source of domestic gold output.

Climate

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