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Country
  
China

Township-level divisions
  
66

Time zone
  
China Standard (UTC+8)

Area
  
5,533 km²

Province
  
Points of interest
  
Longhu Park

County-level divisions
  
7

Municipal seat
  
Tianjia'an District()

License Plate Prefix
  
皖D

Local time
  
Thursday 7:16 AM

Area code
  
554

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Weather
  
6°C, Wind E at 6 km/h, 80% Humidity

Colleges and Universities
  

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Huainan (Chinese: 淮南; pinyin: Huáinán) is a prefecture-level city with 2,334,000 inhabitants in central Anhui Province, People’s Republic of China. It borders the provincial capital of Hefei to the south, Lu'an to the southwest, Fuyang to the west, Bozhou to the northwest, Bengbu to the northeast and Chuzhou to the east. Its built-up area is home to 1,938,212 inhabitants in 2010.

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Map of Huainan, Anhui, China

Administration

The prefecture-level city of Huainan administers seven county-level divisions, including five districts and two counties.

  • Tianjia'an District (田家庵区)
  • Panji District (潘集区)
  • Xiejiaji District (谢家集区)
  • Datong District (大通区)
  • Bagongshan District (八公山区)
  • Fengtai County (凤台县)
  • Shou County (寿县)
  • These are further divided into 66 township-level divisions, including 24 towns, 23 townships and 19 subdistricts.

    High-tech development zone

  • Shannan District (山南新区)
  • Geography

    The urban centre is located on a plain on the south bank of the Huai River, bordering Gaotang Lake on the east and forested hill area on the south. To the west are Bagongshan District and Shou County.

    Economy

    Huainan is a major production center for coal, with an output of 43.28 million tons in 2006.

    The city hosted the 17th China Tofu Cultural Festival on September 15–17, 2010, including the National Bean Products Exhibition.

    Education

  • Anhui University of Science and Technology (安徽理工大学)
  • Huainan Normal University (淮南师范学院)
  • Huainan United University (淮南联合大学)
  • The key high schools:

  • Huainan No.1 high school (for liberal arts)
  • Huainan No.2 high school (for science)
  • Huainan No.5 high school (for science)
  • Huainan No.4 high school (for art and sports)
  • Fengtai N0.1 high school (for science and liberal arts)
  • Transportation

    East of the city a bridge crosses the Huai River, shared by the Fuyang-Huainan Railway and highway S225. Near the city centre, a ferry provides connection to the (rural) north bank of the Huai River.

    Rail

  • Huainan Railway Station, terminus of the Fuyang-Huainan Railway and Huainan Railway
  • Huainan East Railway Station (high-speed services) on the Hefei–Bengbu High-Speed Railway
  • Highway

    Expressways

  • S17 Benghe Expressway
  • S12 Chuxin Expressway
  • National Highways

  • G206
  • References

    Huainan Wikipedia


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