Wuwei county has a long history. The name of Wuwei County "started at the gate of the city to set up an army of inaction, thinking that the world is content with nothing and is named after the meaning of inaction". During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Wuwei County belonged to Chu Juchao. In the 26th year of Qin Shihuang (22 BC1), it belonged to Juchao County, Jiujiang County. In the fourth year of Emperor Gaudi in the Western Han Dynasty (203 BC), it belonged to Juchao, Hu Lin and Xiang 'an counties in Huainan. In the sixteenth year of Emperor Wendi (BC 164), he belonged to Lujiang State, and lived in Juchao, Hu Lin and Xiang 'an counties. In the fourth year of Emperor Jingdi (BC 153), Lujiang was called Lujiang County. The fourth year of Chuping in the Eastern Han Dynasty (193) belonged to Juchao and Xiang 'an counties in Lujiang County. During the Three Kingdoms period, it belonged to ruxu and Wulujiang County. In the first year of Jin Taikang (280), it belonged to Juchao, Hu Lin and Xiang 'an counties of Lujiang Group. In the first four years (329), it was Yuzhou. In Taiyuan (376-396), overseas Chinese settled in Fuyang County, northwest of the county seat. In the first year of Liang Taiqing in the Southern Dynasties (547), it belonged to Nanqiao County. In the first year of Huang Kai in Sui Dynasty (58 1), it belonged to Xiang 'an County, Luzhou, and the county seat was 2.5 kilometers northeast of Chaohu City. Establish Wuwei Town (now no town). In the third year of Tang Wude (620), Xiang 'an County was located in Chaozhou, and Kaicheng County and Fuyang County were located in the northwest of the county. In the seventh year (624), Kaicheng and Fuyang were abolished, Chaozhou was changed to Chaoxian, and Wuwei Town belonged to it.

In the third year of Taiping and Xingguo in the Northern Song Dynasty (978), Wuwei Army was established to take charge of Chaojun and Lujiang counties. In the third year of Xining (1070), Wuwei county was established in Chao and Lujiang counties.

In the 14th year of Yuan Dynasty (1277), Wuwei Army was promoted to Wuwei Road, belonging to Jianghuai Province. In 28 years, it was reduced to Wuwei Prefecture, leading Wuwei, Lujiang and Chaoxian.

In the first year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1368), Lingchao County of Wuwei Prefecture was 1 county, which belonged to Zhongshu Province. Soon returned to Luzhou prefecture.

In the second year of Yongzheng in Qing Dynasty (1724), Wuwei Prefecture did not lead Chaoxian County, but belonged to Luzhou Prefecture with Hefei, Shucheng, Lujiang and Chaoxian County. In April of the first year of the Republic of China (19 12), Wuwei prefecture was changed to Wuwei county, which still belonged to Luzhou prefecture. In June of the 3rd year of the Republic of China, it belonged to Anqing Road, abandoned on 17, and was directly under Anhui Province. 2 1 belongs to the second administrative inspector office of Anhui province. In July 2007, it was the fifth institution, and in June 10, it was the third institution. In April of 29, it was the first institution.

1927 In August, the China * * * Production Party began to establish an organization in Wuwei, and the people of Wuwei entered a brand-new historical period.

During the Agrarian Revolutionary War, the Wuwei County Committee of China established the Soviet regime and led the people of Wuwei County to hold the "Six-continent Riot", which opened the prelude for the people's armed forces to seize power.

During the period of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, the anti-Japanese army and civilians led by China's * * * Production Party launched an independent armed struggle, which made Wuwei develop into the central area of Wanjiang Anti-Japanese Base Area, one of the national 19 anti-Japanese base areas. The county consists of four county-level administrative regions, namely Wuwei, Linjiang, Hudong and Wunan, and 1 quasi-county-level river management office, which belongs to Wanjiang management office.

During the War of Liberation, the whole territory of Wuwei was still divided into four parts according to the division during the Anti-Japanese War. * * * governed 2 1 district (town) and was subordinate to the Fourth Committee of West Anhui. During this period, the people of the county set off an upsurge of "going to war first and then supporting", and the "First Boat Crossing the River" was first issued from Damu Branch in Wuwei, and it went down in history with its brilliant achievements. 1July, 949, four county-level administrative regions of Wuwei were formally merged to form a unified Wuwei county.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Wuwei County was subordinate to Chaohu District of Northern Anhui Administrative Office, Wuhu District of Anhui Province in June of 5438+0952, Chaohu District in July of 1965, and newly established Chaohu City in 2000.