Lu'an

Lu'an is a prefecture-level city in western Anhui , People's Republic of China, population 2006: 181,303. It borders the provincial capital of Hefei to the east, Huainan to the northeast, Fuyang to the north, Chaohu to the southeast, Anqing to the south, and the province of Henan to the west.

Although the character "六" is usually pronounced "Liù", the pronunciation is changed "Lù" because of the variation in the local dialect.

Administration

The prefecture-level city of Lu'an administers 7 , including 2 and 5 .

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*Yu'an District
*Shou County
*Huoqiu County
*Jinzhai County
*Huoshan County
*Shucheng County

These are further divided into 196 .

The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lu’an.