The subdistrict is located in the middle southwest portion of Lengshuitan District and was formed in January 2003, it has an area of 4 sqkm with a population of 43,699 (as of 2010 census the population of 2010 census in Wutong Subdistrict, according to the History of Lengshuitan District - 冷水滩区历史沿革, see xzqh.org (2016-01-11) ).