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Tongcheng
桐城市 Tungcheng | |
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Coordinates: 31°02′09″N 116°56′12″E / 31.0358°N 116.9367°E | |
Country | China |
Province | Anhui |
Prefecture-level city | Anqing |
Municipal seat | Wenchang Subdistrict |
Area | |
• Total | 1,472 km2 (568 sq mi) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 593,629 |
• Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 231400 |
Tongcheng (Chinese: 桐城; pinyin: Tóngchéng) is a county-level city and former county in the southwest of Anhui province and is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Anqing. Its population is 744,000 and its area is 1,571 km2 (607 sq mi). Tongcheng is noted for the Tongcheng School.