Chuzhou

Chuzhou
滁州市
Clockwise from top: Chuzhou seen from Qingliuhe Park, Chuzhou University, a pavilion on Mount Langya, the Municipal Government building, and the Chuzhou railway station.
Location of Chuzhou City jurisdiction in Anhui
Location of Chuzhou City jurisdiction in Anhui
Coordinates (Chuzhou government): 32°15′22″N 118°19′59″E / 32.256°N 118.333°E / 32.256; 118.333
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceAnhui
County-level divisions8
Township-level divisions178
Municipal seatLangya District
Government
 • MayorZhang Xiang'an 张祥安)
Area
13,523.21 km2 (5,221.34 sq mi)
 • Urban
1,404.3 km2 (542.2 sq mi)
 • Metro
2,903 km2 (1,121 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)[1]
3,937,868
 • Density290/km2 (750/sq mi)
 • Urban
782,671
 • Urban density560/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
 • Metro
1,198,719
 • Metro density410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
GDP[2]
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 336.2 billion
US$ 42.7 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 84,263
US$ 13,062
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
Postal code
239000
Area code0550
ISO 3166 codeCN-AH-11
License Plate Prefix皖M

Chuzhou (Chinese: 滁州; pinyin: Chúzhōu) is a prefecture-level city in eastern Anhui Province, China. It borders the provincial capital of Hefei to the south and southwest, Huainan to the west, Bengbu to the northwest, and the province of Jiangsu to the east. According to the 2010 Chinese census, the city of Chuzhou has a registered population of 3,987,054 inhabitants, of whom 1,198,719 live in the built-up (or metro) area made of two urban districts, with Lai'an County now largely being urbanized.[3] Nevertheless, 7,260,240 persons declared to be permanent residents.[4]

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  2. ^ "《安徽统计年鉴2022》电子查阅版". tjj.ah.gov.cn. Archived from the original on 2022-10-18. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  3. ^ "China: Ānhuī (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  4. ^ (in Chinese)f Compilation by LianXin website. Data from the Sixth National Population census of the People's Republic of China Archived 2012-03-25 at the Wayback Machine