Wugang, Henan

Wugang is a county-level city in the south-central part of Henan province, China, administrated by Pingdingshan prefecture-level city. It has a population of approximately 320,000. It is home to one of China's biggest iron and steel companies: Wuyang Iron and Steel Company Limited, Hangang Group. Longquan Lake (Shimantan Reservoir) is located at the foot of the city with beautiful mountains surrounding it. This place has now become a hot tourist destination to neighbouring cities and provinces. The city region comprises three geological areas including Sipo, Yakou and Zhulan.

History
In the 1970s, a large steel plant was built in this area, which was originally part of Wuyang County. With the development of the steel plant, the surrounding area gradually acquired a certain urban scale. In 1973, it was separated from Wuyang County. In December 1973, the "Henan Provincial Revolutionary Committee Wuyang Work Area Working Committee" was established with the approval of the Provincial Revolutionary Committee.

At present, the economic pillars of the entire city are still mining and steel. Wuyang Iron and Steel Company (a subsidiary of Hebei Iron and Steel Group) is the second largest steel company in Henan Province and the largest production base of extra-thick plates in China. Although its performance was not good in the past few years, it has improved in recent years after being merged by Hebei Handan Iron and Steel Group. Anyang Iron and Steel Company, another large steel company in Henan Province, has also established a mining base in Wugang. At the same time, Wugang has vigorously developed tourism in recent years. Among them, the tourist attractions represented by the Shimantan National Water Conservancy Scenic Area built on the basis of the Shimantan Reservoir are also well-known in the surrounding areas.

Administrative divisions
As 2012, this city is divided to 5 subdistricts, 3 towns and 5 townships.
 * Subdistricts
 * Towns
 * Shangdian (尚店镇)
 * Batai (八台镇)
 * Yinji (尹集镇)


 * Townships

Population
According to the seventh national census in 2020, the permanent population of Wugang City was 294,839, of which 50.36% were males and 49.64% were females. The population aged 0-14 years accounted for 22.71%, the population aged 15-59 years accounted for 54.86%, and the population aged 60 years and above accounted for 22.43%, of which the population aged 65 years and above accounted for 17.17%.