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Country
  
China

Township-level divisions
  
178

Time zone
  
China Standard (UTC+8)

Area
  
13,523 km²

Local time
  
Friday 8:52 PM

County-level divisions
  
8

Municipal seat
  
Langya District ()

Postal code
  
239000

Province
  
Anhui

Area code
  
0550

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Weather
  
9°C, Wind SE at 8 km/h, 53% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Mount Langya, Zuiweng Pavilion, Langyashan Scenic Spot, Langxiangmigu Scenic Area, Huangfushan National Forest Park

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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 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 3,937,868 inhabitants, whom 562,321 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of 2 urban districts. Nevertheless, 7,260,240 persons declared to be permanent residents.

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Map of Chuzhou, Anhui, China

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Climate

Chuzhou has a monsoon-influenced, humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa), with four distinct seasons. Winters are cold and damp, with average low temperatures in January dipping just below freezing; the January 24-hour average temperature is 2.3 °C (36.1 °F). Summers are typically hot and humid, with a July average of 27.6 °C (81.7 °F). The annual mean is 15.42 °C (59.8 °F), while annual precipitation averages 1,054 millimetres (41 in), a majority of which occurs from May to August.

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.

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

Tourism

Langya temple and the Deep Elegant Lake, located nearby, are popular tourist destinations.

Education

  • Chuzhou University (CZHU, 滁州学院)
  • Chuzhou Radio and TV University
  • Notable people

  • Zhu Yuanzhang (1328–1398), founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty
  • Wu Jingzi (1701–1754), Qing Dynasty writer, author of The Scholars
  • Jiang Shan (born 1962), former Communist Party Secretary of the city, dismissed for corruption
  • References

    Chuzhou Wikipedia


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