Chuzhou
Chuzhou
滁州 | |
|---|---|
| 滁州市 | |
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| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Anhui |
| County-level divisions | 8 |
| Township-level divisions | 178 |
| City seat | Langya District (32°18′N 118°18′E / 32.300°N 118.300°E) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Miao Xuegang (缪学刚) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13,398 km2 (5,173 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 3,937,868 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (760/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Area code | 550 |
| 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]
Climate
| Climate data for Chuzhou (1971−2000) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °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) |
20.0 (68.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °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) |
11.6 (52.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 35.6 (1.40) |
46.5 (1.83) |
78.1 (3.07) |
71.3 (2.81) |
86.3 (3.40) |
176.3 (6.94) |
207.5 (8.17) |
128.4 (5.06) |
83.0 (3.27) |
61.9 (2.44) |
55.4 (2.18) |
24.3 (0.96) |
1,054.6 (41.53) |
| Average 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
- Zhu Yuanzhang (1328–1398), founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty
- Wu Jingzi (1701–1754), Qing Dynasty writer, author of The Scholars
References
- ^ Template:Zh icon Compilation by LianXin website. Data from the Sixth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China
External links
- Government website of Chuzhou (in Simplified Chinese)