Bozhou 亳州市 | |
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.jpg) Bozhou Railway Station | |
.png) Location of Bozhou City jurisdiction in Anhui | |
| Coordinates (Bozhou municipal government):33°50′47″N115°46′43″E / 33.8463°N 115.7786°E /33.8463; 115.7786 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Anhui |
| County-level divisions | 4 |
| Seat | Qiaocheng District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Liu Jian (刘健) |
| Area | |
| 8,522.58 km2 (3,290.59 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 2,262.9 km2 (873.7 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,262.9 km2 (873.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 32 m (105 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
| 4,996,844 | |
| • Density | 586.306/km2 (1,518.53/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,537,231 |
| • Urban density | 679.32/km2 (1,759.4/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,537,231 |
| • Metro density | 679.32/km2 (1,759.4/sq mi) |
| GDP[2] | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 197.3 billion US$ 26.2 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 39,564 US$ 6,133 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 236800 |
| Area code | 558 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-AH-16 |
| License Plate Prefix | 皖S |
| Website | bozhou.gov.cn |
Bozhou (Chinese:亳州;pinyin:Bózhōu) is aprefecture-level city in northwesternAnhui province, China. It bordersHuaibei to the northeast,Bengbu to the southeast,Huainan to the south,Fuyang to the southwest, andHenan to the north. Its population was 4,996,844 at the2020 census, of whom 1,537,231 lived in the built-up area made of Qiaocheng urban district, even though the county remains largely rural.
Theprefecture-level city of Bozhou currently administers 4county-level divisions, including 1district and 3counties.
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| Subdivision | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Population(2020) | Area(km2) | Density(/km2) |
| City Proper | |||||
| Qiaocheng District | 谯城区 | Qiáochéng Qū | 1,537,231 | 2,266 | 678.4 |
| Rural | |||||
| Lixin County | 利辛县 | Lìxīn Xiàn | 1,187,254 | 2,012 | 590.1 |
| Guoyang County | 涡阳县 | Guōyáng Xiàn | 1,170,719 | 2,111 | 554.5 |
| Mengcheng County | 蒙城县 | Mĕngchéng Xiàn | 1,101,640 | 2,141 | 514.5 |
| Total | 4,996,844 | 8,530 | 585.8 | ||
Bozhou features amonsoon-influencedhumid subtropical climate (KöppenCwa) with four distinct seasons. With an annual mean temperature of 15.06 °C (59.1 °F), the monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 0.9 °C (33.6 °F) in January to 27.5 °C (81.5 °F) in August. Winters are damp and cold (yet the precipitation is low) while summers are hot and humid. Rainfall is heavily concentrated in the warmer months, as more than half of the annual total occurs from June to August. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 46% in January and March to 54% in May, the city receives 2,242 hours of bright sunshine annually.
| Climate data for Bozhou, elevation 39 m (128 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1953–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 22.6 (72.7) | 26.6 (79.9) | 33.2 (91.8) | 34.9 (94.8) | 39.1 (102.4) | 41.3 (106.3) | 42.1 (107.8) | 40.6 (105.1) | 37.0 (98.6) | 36.5 (97.7) | 29.9 (85.8) | 21.1 (70.0) | 42.1 (107.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.2 (43.2) | 9.9 (49.8) | 15.4 (59.7) | 21.9 (71.4) | 27.1 (80.8) | 31.6 (88.9) | 32.4 (90.3) | 31.1 (88.0) | 27.5 (81.5) | 22.4 (72.3) | 14.9 (58.8) | 8.3 (46.9) | 20.7 (69.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.3 (34.3) | 4.5 (40.1) | 9.9 (49.8) | 16.2 (61.2) | 21.6 (70.9) | 26.1 (79.0) | 27.9 (82.2) | 26.8 (80.2) | 22.4 (72.3) | 16.7 (62.1) | 9.6 (49.3) | 3.4 (38.1) | 15.5 (60.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.3 (27.9) | 0.4 (32.7) | 5.3 (41.5) | 11.1 (52.0) | 16.5 (61.7) | 21.3 (70.3) | 24.3 (75.7) | 23.4 (74.1) | 18.4 (65.1) | 12.4 (54.3) | 5.5 (41.9) | −0.3 (31.5) | 11.3 (52.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −18.3 (−0.9) | −20.6 (−5.1) | −11.3 (11.7) | −3.0 (26.6) | 3.9 (39.0) | 11.6 (52.9) | 16.6 (61.9) | 13.8 (56.8) | 4.5 (40.1) | −1.2 (29.8) | −8.8 (16.2) | −17.5 (0.5) | −20.6 (−5.1) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 17.5 (0.69) | 20.5 (0.81) | 31.2 (1.23) | 46.1 (1.81) | 73.1 (2.88) | 101.5 (4.00) | 203.9 (8.03) | 134.6 (5.30) | 73.4 (2.89) | 44.7 (1.76) | 35.7 (1.41) | 17.3 (0.68) | 799.5 (31.49) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.2 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 11.3 | 10.9 | 8.1 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 4.4 | 83.1 |
| Average snowy days | 3.8 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 10.8 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 66 | 64 | 62 | 64 | 66 | 66 | 77 | 80 | 74 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 69 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 132.4 | 137.9 | 176.4 | 203.3 | 215.0 | 199.7 | 193.8 | 181.9 | 166.6 | 166.9 | 147.9 | 136.1 | 2,057.9 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 42 | 44 | 47 | 52 | 50 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 48 | 48 | 44 | 46 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[3][4][5]extremes[6] | |||||||||||||
Bozhou was, in addition to being a prefecture during theTang dynasty, once the Qiao Commandery (Chinese:谯郡) at the time of theSui dynasty.
In 1355, during theYuan dynasty, Han Lin'er (韓林兒) was proclaimed by Liu Futong (劉福通) to be theEmperor of Great Song (大宋, a reference to the extinctSong dynasty) with theregnal year Longfeng (龍鳳; 'dragon andfenghuang'). Chao was nicknamed "The LittleMing King" (小明王).
In 1368, BoPrefecture was downgraded in status and became acounty. In 1496, it was again upgraded to a prefecture/Fu then later lowered to a county in 1912 (after1911 Revolution) when it became Bo County. In May 1986, it was upgraded to acounty-level city administered byFuyang Prefecture (阜阳地区). In 1996, Bozhou was upgraded to a provincially directly administered city (省直辖市), under the control of Fuyang City on behalf of the province. The province has directly administered Bozhou since February 1998. In June 2000, Bozhou was made aprefecture-level city.
The city is located on two main Chinese train routes running from capitalBeijing to the south and from the east toShanghai which facilitate the easy transportation of goods and people.
Bozhou's population currently stands at around the three million mark which makes it small by Chinese standards. Whilst Bozhou is currently developing and expanding, it still has few internationally recognized brands based in the city.
Bozhou is currently the capital ofTraditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in mainland China,[7] with one of the largest TCM industries and production area in the country.[8] In 2008, companies based in Bozhou exported over 160,000 tons of products (out of total Chinese exports of 240,000 tons). Whilst relatively underdeveloped compared to coastal regions of China, Bozhou continues to be the primary location and trading hub for TCM within China. The international TCM Expo is held in Bozhou in September each year which sees delegates from around the world coming to discuss TCM.[8]
