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Bengbu 蚌埠市 | |
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    Clockwise from top: Longzi Lake District at night, the Bengbu Convention Center, the Jingtushan Scenic Area, and Shengli road facing west. | |
| Nickname: Pearl city (珠城) | |
| Motto: 蚌埠住了 (literally: can't hold back) | |
.png) Location of Bengbu City jurisdiction in Anhui | |
| Coordinates (Bengbu municipal government):32°55′01″N117°23′20″E / 32.917°N 117.389°E /32.917; 117.389 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Anhui |
| County-level divisions | 7 |
| Township-level divisions | 74 |
| Municipal seat | Longzihu District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Zhou Chunyu (周春雨) |
| • Secretary of Municipal Party Committee | Chen Qitao (陈启涛) |
| Area | |
| 5,952.14 km2 (2,298.13 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 613.7 km2 (237.0 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 613.7 km2 (237.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
| 3,296,408 | |
| • Density | 553.819/km2 (1,434.38/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,336,093 |
| • Urban density | 2,177/km2 (5,639/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,968,027 |
| • Metro density | 3,207/km2 (8,306/sq mi) |
| GDP[2] | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 199.0 billion US$ 29.3 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 59,963 US$ 9,295 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 233000 |
| Area code | 0552 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-AH-03 |
| License Plate Prefix | 皖C |
| Website | www |
Bengbu (Chinese:蚌埠;pinyin:Bèngbù;Wade–Giles:Peng-pu) is a city in northernAnhui Province, China. Its population was 3,296,408 registered residents at the 2020 census. 1,968,027 lived in the built-up area made of four Bengbu urban districts and Fengyang County in Chuzhou Prefecture, largely being conurbated. Its name means "Clam Wharf" in Chinese, echoing its former reputation as afreshwater pearl fishery.
Theprefecture-level city of Bengbu administers sevencounty-level divisions, including fourdistricts and threecounties.[3]
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| Name | Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Post Code | ||
| Longzihu District | 龙子湖区 | Lóngzǐhú Qū | 233000 | ||
| Bengshan District | 蚌山区 | Bèngshān Qū | 233000 | ||
| Yuhui District | 禹会区 | Yǔhuì Qū | 233000 | ||
| Huaishang District | 淮上区 | Huáishàng Qū | 233000 | ||
| Huaiyuan County | 怀远县 | Huáiyuǎn Xiàn | 233400 | ||
| Wuhe County | 五河县 | Wǔhé Xiàn | 233300 | ||
| Guzhen County | 固镇县 | Gùzhèn Xiàn | 233700 | ||
These are further divided into 74township-level divisions, including 36towns, 19townships and 19subdistricts.
Bengbu is located in the southeast of theNorth China Plain, on theHuai River. The built up urbanized area is divided into two parts: greater Bengbu on the south bank of the river and little Bengbu on the north bank. Dragon Lake is on the East side of the urbanized area. On the other side of the lake is the university district, containing four institutions of higher learning.[4]
The area has a four-seasonhumid subtropical climate with strongmonsoon influences (Köppen climate classificationCwa), cool, sometimes cold, winters, and hot and humid summers. The area lies in a climatic transition zone, as it is on the Qin Ling−Huai River boundary between the climatic regimes of northern and southern China. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 2.0 °C (35.6 °F) in January to 28.1 °C (82.6 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 15.76 °C (60.4 °F). A majority of the annual precipitation occurs from June to August. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 44% in March to 56% in August, the city receives 2,168 hours of bright sunshine annually.
| Climate data for Bengbu, elevation 27 m (89 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1951–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 25.3 (77.5) | 27.7 (81.9) | 33.7 (92.7) | 36.4 (97.5) | 37.6 (99.7) | 40.7 (105.3) | 40.3 (104.5) | 41.3 (106.3) | 38.5 (101.3) | 36.7 (98.1) | 29.8 (85.6) | 24.3 (75.7) | 41.3 (106.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) | 9.8 (49.6) | 15.1 (59.2) | 21.8 (71.2) | 27.0 (80.6) | 30.4 (86.7) | 32.2 (90.0) | 31.3 (88.3) | 27.6 (81.7) | 22.6 (72.7) | 15.8 (60.4) | 9.1 (48.4) | 20.8 (69.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.1 (35.8) | 4.9 (40.8) | 9.9 (49.8) | 16.3 (61.3) | 21.7 (71.1) | 25.6 (78.1) | 28.1 (82.6) | 27.2 (81.0) | 22.9 (73.2) | 17.4 (63.3) | 10.6 (51.1) | 4.3 (39.7) | 15.9 (60.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.3 (29.7) | 1.1 (34.0) | 5.5 (41.9) | 11.4 (52.5) | 16.9 (62.4) | 21.5 (70.7) | 24.9 (76.8) | 24.1 (75.4) | 19.3 (66.7) | 13.2 (55.8) | 6.6 (43.9) | 0.6 (33.1) | 12.0 (53.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −19.3 (−2.7) | −19.4 (−2.9) | −9.4 (15.1) | −1.4 (29.5) | 3.7 (38.7) | 12.0 (53.6) | 16.8 (62.2) | 15.0 (59.0) | 8.7 (47.7) | −0.5 (31.1) | −7.1 (19.2) | −13.3 (8.1) | −19.4 (−2.9) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 32.2 (1.27) | 36.8 (1.45) | 56.3 (2.22) | 54.9 (2.16) | 81.3 (3.20) | 160.2 (6.31) | 204.5 (8.05) | 155.5 (6.12) | 85.8 (3.38) | 49.6 (1.95) | 42.8 (1.69) | 25.3 (1.00) | 985.2 (38.8) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.6 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.7 | 9.2 | 12.8 | 12.1 | 8.0 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 6.1 | 101.6 |
| Average snowy days | 4.1 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 10.1 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 72 | 71 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 71 | 79 | 81 | 76 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 72 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 133.2 | 136.4 | 173.6 | 200.6 | 206.7 | 184.9 | 200.4 | 193.3 | 174.0 | 172.6 | 153.0 | 140.2 | 2,068.9 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 42 | 44 | 47 | 51 | 48 | 43 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 50 | 49 | 45 | 47 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[5][6][7]extremes[8] | |||||||||||||
In ancient times, theDongyi peoples inhabited this area and were collectively known as the Huaiyi after the Huai River. During the late Western Zhou Period and the earlySpring and Autumn period, the Dongyi became increasingly sinicized. During the late Spring and Autumn period, the once-powerful Dongyi state ofXu was pressured from all directions and destroyed through a series of wars with its neighbors, such as theChu State and theWu State. Another Dongyi State was the small Zhongli State, which was a part of the Huaiyi Confederation led by the State of Xu. Tombs belonging to the royalty of the Zhongli State were discovered in excavations between 2005 and 2008 nearFengyang. Eventually, the Huaiyi peoples were assimilated.
Bengbu has always been a hub of water and land communications in Anhui province, and a major distribution centre for the Huai basin.
In 1948, during theChinese Civil War, theCommunistPeople's Liberation Army won a decisive victory overChiang Kai-shek'sNationalist (KMT) forces near Bengbu, in theHuaihai Campaign.
Bengbu is now a famous food city in Anhui province. Food-related industries account for 44% of the city's industrial production. The city's other industries include engineering works, textiles, glass making, chemicals, and electronics. The light textile holds an important position in the industrial structure.
Bengbu is teeming with oil, vegetables, meat and aquatic products. Bengbu is a large producer of peanuts. The pomegranates from Huaiyuan (a county of Bengbu), have a high reputation in China. In Wuhe (a county of Bengbu), the crabs are also famous.
Pollution in the village of Qiugang, a suburb of Bengbu, was the subject of the 2010 filmThe Warriors of Qiugang, an83rd Academy Awards nominee. TheBengbu Stadium is located in the city. The 15,000-capacity stadium is used mostly for football matches.
Bengbu cuisine, along with northern Anhui cuisine, is similar to cuisine from nearbyHenan andShandong provinces, as well asXuzhou cuisine in northernJiangsu province.[citation needed]
The city is on theJinghu Railway, with hourly direct trains to Beijing, Shanghai and other large cities.Bengbu South Railway Station is served by the high-speed Beijing-Shanghai Railway.
Bengbu Airport, which was relocated from the city's central urban area around the turn of the 21st century, is now operated only as a military airport. A new commercial airport is under construction in the district north of the Huai river.[citation needed]
Construction on theBengbu Metro started in 2019 and is due to be completed in 2023.[citation needed]
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