Huainan

For other uses, see Huainan (disambiguation).
Huainan
淮南市
Prefecture-level city

Location of Huainan City jurisdiction in Anhui
Country China
Province Anhui
County-level divisions 7
Township-level divisions 66
Municipal seat Tianjia'an District
(32°37′N 116°59′E / 32.617°N 116.983°E / 32.617; 116.983)
Government
 • CPC Secretary Shen Qiang (沈强)
 • Mayor Wang Hong (王宏)
Area
 • Prefecture-level city 5,533 km2 (2,136 sq mi)
 • Urban 1,492.3 km2 (576.2 sq mi)
 • Metro 1,985.6 km2 (766.6 sq mi)
Population (2010 census)
 • Prefecture-level city 2,333,896
 • Density 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
 • Urban 1,666,826
 • Urban density 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
 • Metro 1,938,212
 • Metro density 980/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Area code(s) 554
License Plate Prefix 皖D

Huainan (Chinese: 淮南; pinyin: Huáinán) is a prefecture-level city with 2,334,000 inhabitants in central Anhui Province, People’s Republic of China. It borders the provincial capital of Hefei to the south, Lu'an to the southwest, Fuyang to the west, Bozhou to the northwest, Bengbu to the northeast and Chuzhou to the east. Its built-up area is home to 1,938,212 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

Administration

The prefecture-level city of Huainan administers seven county-level divisions, including five districts and two county.

These are further divided into 66 township-level divisions, including 24 towns, 23 townships and 19 subdistricts.

Map

Economy

Summer in Huainan.
Pedestrian Bridge at Huainan

Huainan is a major production center for coal, with an output of 43.28 million tons in 2006.

The city hosted the 17th China Tofu Cultural Festival on September 15–17, 2010, including the National Bean Products Exhibition.[2]

Education

The key high schools:

See also

References

External links

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