Abstract: The coordinated development of land use and economy is of significance to the sustainable development of society. The data of land use degree and economic development from 2005 to 2014 in Wuhan were used to figure out and analyze the differences of shift route of land use degree gravity center and economic gravity center and their coupling coordination relationship of main urban area and suburban area in Wuhan. The results showed that: ① In terms of the shift route of land use degree gravity center and economic gravity center, the change in suburban area was more frequent and the range was bigger than the change in main urban area. ② In terms of the coupling coordination relationship between land use and economy, it was in a state of harmonious, synchronous development in main urban area, but in suburban area it was in a chaotic state. For all city areas, Qingshan, Qiaokou and Hannan were backward-economy type; all the others were backward-land-use type.
Key words：economic gravity center；land use degree gravity center；Wuhan ；main urban area; suburban area