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Huaibei 淮北市 Huai-pei | |
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 Huaibei, easterly view, taken from the twelfth floor of the Xiangwangfu Hotel | |
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| Coordinates (Huaibei municipal government):33°57′22″N116°47′53″E / 33.956°N 116.798°E /33.956; 116.798 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Anhui |
| Municipal seat | Xiangshan District |
| Government | |
| • CPC Secretary | Bi Meijia (毕美家) |
| • Mayor | Xu Chongxin (许崇信) |
| Area | |
| 2,740.9 km2 (1,058.3 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 748.4 km2 (289.0 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,740.9 km2 (1,058.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
| 1,970,265 | |
| • Density | 718.84/km2 (1,861.8/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,037,863 |
| • Urban density | 1,387/km2 (3,592/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,970,265 |
| • Metro density | 718.84/km2 (1,861.8/sq mi) |
| GDP[2] | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 122.3 billion US$ 16.2 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 61,956 US$ 9,604 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 235000 |
| Area code | 561 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-AH-06 |
| License Plate Prefix | 皖F |
Huaibei (Chinese:淮北;pinyin:Huáiběi) is aprefecture-level city in northernAnhuiProvince, China. It bordersSuzhou (Anhui) to the east,Bengbu to the south,Bozhou to the west, and the provinces ofHenan to the northwest andJiangsu to the northeast. The population was 1,970,165 inhabitants as of the 2020 census (2,114,276 in 2010), all integrated in the built-up (or metro) area and the city has an administrative area of 2,741 km2 (1,058 sq mi).
Theprefecture-level city of Huaibei administers 4county-level divisions, including 3districts and 1county.
These are further divided into 43township-level divisions, including 20towns, 8townships and 15subdistricts.
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Situated in northern Anhui, Huaibei is located at the junction ofJiangsu,Henan, and Anhui. The town ofDuanyuan [zh] forms theexclave ofDuji District that bordersXuzhou (Jiangsu) to the north.
TheHuaibei City Stadium is located in Huaibei. The 30,000-capacity venue is used mostly for football (soccer) matches.
Huaibei city has a monsoon-influencedhumid subtropical climate (Köppen:Cwa). Summers are hot and humid, and winters are cool to cold and dry.
| Climate data for Huaibei, elevation 33 m (108 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.0 (64.4) | 25.4 (77.7) | 32.1 (89.8) | 34.1 (93.4) | 36.9 (98.4) | 40.4 (104.7) | 39.6 (103.3) | 38.0 (100.4) | 36.9 (98.4) | 34.4 (93.9) | 27.7 (81.9) | 21.4 (70.5) | 40.4 (104.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.2 (43.2) | 9.6 (49.3) | 15.1 (59.2) | 21.7 (71.1) | 27.0 (80.6) | 31.3 (88.3) | 32.2 (90.0) | 31.1 (88.0) | 27.5 (81.5) | 22.4 (72.3) | 15.0 (59.0) | 8.3 (46.9) | 20.6 (69.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.6 (34.9) | 4.6 (40.3) | 9.8 (49.6) | 16.2 (61.2) | 21.6 (70.9) | 26.0 (78.8) | 27.9 (82.2) | 26.9 (80.4) | 22.6 (72.7) | 17.0 (62.6) | 9.8 (49.6) | 3.6 (38.5) | 15.6 (60.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.8 (28.8) | 0.8 (33.4) | 5.5 (41.9) | 11.4 (52.5) | 16.9 (62.4) | 21.5 (70.7) | 24.4 (75.9) | 23.7 (74.7) | 18.9 (66.0) | 12.7 (54.9) | 5.9 (42.6) | 0.1 (32.2) | 11.7 (53.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −12.0 (10.4) | −14.0 (6.8) | −7.3 (18.9) | 0.1 (32.2) | 6.2 (43.2) | 13.3 (55.9) | 17.1 (62.8) | 13.9 (57.0) | 9.1 (48.4) | 0.3 (32.5) | −7.2 (19.0) | −14.0 (6.8) | −14.0 (6.8) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 16.0 (0.63) | 20.3 (0.80) | 33.7 (1.33) | 37.8 (1.49) | 71.4 (2.81) | 110.6 (4.35) | 220.3 (8.67) | 173.7 (6.84) | 63.3 (2.49) | 42.2 (1.66) | 33.5 (1.32) | 18.0 (0.71) | 840.8 (33.1) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.2 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 13.0 | 11.1 | 7.9 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 85.2 |
| Average snowy days | 3.2 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 9.6 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 66 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 78 | 80 | 74 | 68 | 69 | 67 | 69 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 147.2 | 150.1 | 190.9 | 217.3 | 229.1 | 215.2 | 202.4 | 194.0 | 182.1 | 183.1 | 160.4 | 156.4 | 2,228.2 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 47 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 53 | 50 | 46 | 47 | 50 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 50 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Huaibei has vast quantities of mineral reserves includingmarble,iron,copper,gold,silver,nickel,cobalt,fire clay andlimestone. It also possesses 2.726 million tons ofcoal.
Huaibei is the home to numerous chemical, construction, machinery, textile, power, electronics, and mineral industrial firms. The city has over 2,000 industrial enterprises, of which 22 large and medium-sized ones are run by the state.
The annual output of raw coal from Huaibei is 2,000 million tons, ranking first in eastern China.
The power industry has also developed rapidly and is currently ranked third in eastern China - Huaibei Power Station has a total installed capacity of 950 MW and an annual electricity output of 620 GW. The Huaibei No. 2 Power Station, with the total installed capacity of l.2 GW, is also being built.
The textile industry in Huaibei is ranked second in Anhui. It has established a comprehensive system of printing and dyeing, wool and silk spinning, and knitting processes. The textile firms have 200,000 spindles, 15,000 looms, with a printing & dyeing capacity of 110 million meters.
Huaibei's winemaking industry is over 1,000 years old. TheKouzi wine from the city has an annual output of 20,000 tons.
The construction industry is developing rapidly with an annual cement output of 2 million tons.
The chemical industry focuses on industrial products such asfertilizers,coke,sulphuric acid, andrubber.
The metallurgy, machinery, electronics, and food industries have also produced more than 100 kinds of products have reached or been approaching the national or international level.
Huaibei is the main agriculture base for producing and exporting grain, cotton, and domestic animals. The main crops are wheat, maize, cotton, broad bean, rice, and potato. Livestocks include cattle, horse, pig, goat, rabbit, and domestic birds, etc. More than 200,000mu (13,300 hectares) of land has been cultivated for fisheries that contain a large number of fish, shrimps, and crabs. The city is part of the National Agricultural Comprehensive Development Zones in Huanghai and Huaihai.
Huaibei is one of the ten largest coal exporting cities in China and the largest exporter of textile products within Anhui Province. A large exporting enterprise in the city is responsible for producing 13 classes of over 100 kinds of export goods, among them coal, textile, grain, oil, silk, ores, chemicals, and pharmaceutical products. These merchandise are then exported to more than 80 countries and regions such as theUnited States,Japan,Australia,Canada,Western Europe,Russia, andHong Kong, etc.
Huaibei has formed South Lake Economic and Technological Development Zone and the Tanxikouzi Economic and Technological Development Zone to attract foreign investors.
The railways in the city are linked toBeijing-Shanghai Railway to the east,Urumqi-Lianyungang Railway to the north, andBeijing-Kowloon Railway to the west. Six state and provincial highways run through the city. Qinglongshan Port in Huaibei opens toHongze Lake that connects toYangtze River. The city is also only 50 km (31 mi) away fromXuzhou Guanyin Airport.
The 550 MHz stations in Huaibei can receive televised programs from more than 20 channels in China.
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