Located in the rich and beautiful region in the center of the Hubei province,Anlu is 60 km wide from east to west and 16 km long from south to north,with a total territory of 1,360 km2 and a population of 620,000.The municipality has jurisdiction over 9 towns,4 townships and 2 district offices.

Communications in Anlu is well developed.The Handan Railway,Hanshi Express Highway,Jingzhu Express Highway and National Highway No.316 pass through in the north-south direction while the Anhua highway and Anwei Railway run across in the east-west direction,connecting with the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway and National Highway No.107.Anlu is an important link accessible up to Xiangfan and the Shiyan car corridor and down to Wuhan.It is 110 km distant from Wuhan and 80 km from the Tianhe International Airport in Wuhan.