Chuzhou
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| Administration Type | Prefecture-level city |
| City Seat | Langya District () |
| Area | 13,300 km² |
| Population | 4,332,300 (2004) |
| GDP - Total - Per Capita |
¥35.564 billion (2004) ¥8,209 (2004) |
| Major Nationalities | Han - 98.95% |
| County-level divisions | 8 |
| Township-level divisions | 178 |
| CPC Committee Secretary | |
| Mayor | Miao Xuegang (缪学刚) |
| Area code | 550 |
| Postal Code | 239000 (Urban center) 233200, 239200, 239300, 239500 (Other areas) |
| License Plate Prefix | 皖M |
Chuzhou (Chinese: 滁州; pinyin: Chúzhōu) is a prefecture-level city in eastern Anhui province, People's Republic of China. It borders the provincial capital of Hefei to the southwest, Huainan to the west, Bengbu to the northwest, Chaohu to the south, and the province of Jiangsu to the east.
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[edit] Administration
The prefecture-level city of Chuzhou administers 8 county-level divisions, including 2 districts, a sub-prefecture-level city (Tianchang), a county-level city and 4 counties.
- Langya District (琅琊区)
- Nanqiao District (南谯区)
- Tianchang City (天长市)
- Mingguang City (明光市)
- Quanjiao County (全椒县)
- Lai'an County (来安县)
- Dingyuan County (定远县)
- Fengyang County (凤阳县)
These are further divided into 178 township-level divisions, including 86 towns, 78 townships and 14 subdistricts.
[edit] Education
- Chuzhou University
- Chuzhou Radio and TV University
[edit] Notable people
- Zhu Yuanzhang (1328 - 1398), founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty
- Wu Jingzi (1701 - 1754), Qing Dynasty writer, author of The Scholars
[edit] External links
- Government website of Chuzhou (in Simplified Chinese)
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