Chuzhou

Chuzhou
滁州
—  Prefecture-level city  —
滁州市
Country People's Republic of China
Province Anhui
County-level divisions 8
Township-level divisions 178
City seat Langya District
()
Government
 • CPC Secretary
 • Mayor Miao Xuegang (缪学刚)
Area
 • Total 13,398 km2 (5,173 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census)
 • Total 3,937,868
 • Density 293.9/km2 (761.2/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Area code(s) 550
GDP
GDP per capita
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. According to the 2010 Census, the city of Chuzhou has a registered population of 4,533,540 inhabitants, although 7,260,240 persons declared to be permanent residents.[1]

Contents

Climate

Climate data for Chuzhou (1971−2000)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 6.6
(43.9)		 8.5
(47.3)		 13.1
(55.6)		 20.2
(68.4)		 25.6
(78.1)		 28.7
(83.7)		 31.5
(88.7)		 31.5
(88.7)		 27.1
(80.8)		 22.0
(71.6)		 15.6
(60.1)		 9.6
(49.3)		 20.00
(68.00)
Average low °C (°F) −1.2
(29.8)		 0.6
(33.1)		 4.6
(40.3)		 10.7
(51.3)		 16.1
(61.0)		 20.7
(69.3)		 24.3
(75.7)		 23.9
(75.0)		 19.1
(66.4)		 13.1
(55.6)		 6.4
(43.5)		 0.8
(33.4)		 11.59
(52.87)
Precipitation mm (inches) 35.6
(1.402)		 46.5
(1.831)		 78.1
(3.075)		 71.3
(2.807)		 86.3
(3.398)		 176.3
(6.941)		 207.5
(8.169)		 128.4
(5.055)		 83.0
(3.268)		 61.9
(2.437)		 55.4
(2.181)		 24.3
(0.957)		 1,054.6
(41.52)
Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 7.7 8.3 11.6 9.7 10.1 11.8 13.0 10.9 8.9 8.3 7.0 5.2 112.5
Source: Weather China

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. The population information here presented uses 2010 census data of permanent residents.

English Name Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese Pinyin Area Population Density
Langya District 琅琊区 瑯琊區 Lángyá Qū 181 310,427 1,715
Nanqiao District 南谯区 南譙區 Nánqiáo Qū 1,187 251,894 212
Tianchang City 天长市 天長市 Tiāncháng Shì 1,770 602,840 341
Mingguang City 明光市 明光市 Míngguāng Shì 2,335 532,732 228
Lai'an County 来安县 來安縣 Láiān Xiàn 1,481 432,021 292
Quanjiao County 全椒县 全椒縣 Quánjiāo Xiàn 1,572 383,885 244
Dingyuan County 定远县 定遠縣 Dìngyuǎn Xiàn 2,998 779,174 260
Fengyang County 凤阳县 鳳陽縣 Fèngyáng Xiàn 1,950 644,895 331

These are further divided into 178 township-level divisions, including 86 towns, 78 townships and 14 subdistricts.

Education

Notable people

References

  1. ^ (Chinese) Compilation by LianXin website. Data from the Sixth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China

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