Chuzhou 滁州市 | |
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     Clockwise from top: Chuzhou seen from Qingliuhe Park,Chuzhou University, a pavilion onMount Langya, the Municipal Government building, and the Chuzhou railway station. | |
.png) Location of Chuzhou City jurisdiction in Anhui | |
| Coordinates (Chuzhou government):32°15′22″N118°19′59″E / 32.256°N 118.333°E /32.256; 118.333 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Anhui |
| County-level divisions | 8 |
| Township-level divisions | 178 |
| Municipal seat | Langya District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Zhang Xiang'an张祥安) |
| Area | |
| 13,523.21 km2 (5,221.34 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 1,404.3 km2 (542.2 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,903 km2 (1,121 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
| 3,937,868 | |
| • Density | 291.1933/km2 (754.1872/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 782,671 |
| • Urban density | 557.34/km2 (1,443.5/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,198,719 |
| • Metro density | 412.9/km2 (1,069/sq mi) |
| GDP[2] | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 336.2 billion US$ 42.7 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 84,263 US$ 13,062 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 239000 |
| Area code | 0550 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-AH-11 |
| License Plate Prefix | 皖M |
Chuzhou (Chinese:滁州;pinyin:Chúzhōu) is aprefecture-level city in easternAnhuiProvince, China. It borders the provincial capital ofHefei to the south and southwest,Huainan to the west,Bengbu to the northwest, and the province ofJiangsu to the east. According to the2010 Chinese census, the city of Chuzhou has aregistered population of 3,987,054 inhabitants, of whom 1,198,719 live in the built-up (or metro) area made of two urban districts, withLai'an County now largely being urbanized.[1] Nevertheless, 7,260,240 persons declared to be permanent residents.[3]
Chuzhou has amonsoon-influenced,humid subtropical climate (KöppenCfa), 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 2.6 °C (36.7 °F). Summers are typically hot and humid, with a July average of 27.6 °C (81.7 °F). The annual mean is 15.9 °C (60.6 °F), while annual precipitation averages 1,074.7 millimetres (42 in), a majority of which occurs from May to August.
| Climate data for Chuzhou, elevation 34 m (112 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.6 (70.9) | 27.7 (81.9) | 33.6 (92.5) | 33.9 (93.0) | 36.0 (96.8) | 37.6 (99.7) | 39.5 (103.1) | 39.5 (103.1) | 38.6 (101.5) | 34.3 (93.7) | 29.0 (84.2) | 23.7 (74.7) | 39.5 (103.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.0 (44.6) | 9.8 (49.6) | 15.0 (59.0) | 21.5 (70.7) | 26.7 (80.1) | 29.3 (84.7) | 32.1 (89.8) | 31.6 (88.9) | 27.7 (81.9) | 22.7 (72.9) | 16.2 (61.2) | 9.6 (49.3) | 20.8 (69.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) | 5.2 (41.4) | 10.0 (50.0) | 16.2 (61.2) | 21.6 (70.9) | 25.0 (77.0) | 28.1 (82.6) | 27.4 (81.3) | 23.2 (73.8) | 17.5 (63.5) | 11.1 (52.0) | 4.9 (40.8) | 16.1 (60.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) | 1.6 (34.9) | 5.8 (42.4) | 11.5 (52.7) | 17.1 (62.8) | 21.3 (70.3) | 24.9 (76.8) | 24.4 (75.9) | 19.7 (67.5) | 13.6 (56.5) | 7.1 (44.8) | 1.3 (34.3) | 12.3 (54.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13.0 (8.6) | −11.8 (10.8) | −5.7 (21.7) | 0.2 (32.4) | 6.9 (44.4) | 12.7 (54.9) | 17.1 (62.8) | 15.7 (60.3) | 9.1 (48.4) | 1.5 (34.7) | −6.7 (19.9) | −12.3 (9.9) | −13.0 (8.6) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 45.9 (1.81) | 46.9 (1.85) | 74.0 (2.91) | 71.5 (2.81) | 82.3 (3.24) | 165.2 (6.50) | 221.1 (8.70) | 171.5 (6.75) | 76.0 (2.99) | 50.6 (1.99) | 55.6 (2.19) | 33.2 (1.31) | 1,093.8 (43.05) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.2 | 8.6 | 9.9 | 8.6 | 9.6 | 10.1 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 6.5 | 110.5 |
| Average snowy days | 4.1 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 9.8 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 74 | 73 | 70 | 68 | 70 | 76 | 81 | 82 | 79 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 74 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 116.0 | 114.5 | 144.7 | 172.5 | 177.3 | 139.3 | 172.2 | 172.6 | 146.9 | 153.9 | 136.8 | 129.2 | 1,775.9 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 36 | 37 | 39 | 44 | 41 | 33 | 40 | 42 | 40 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 40 |
| Source 1:China Meteorological Administration[4][5] all-time January high[6] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weather China[7] | |||||||||||||
Theprefecture-level city of Chuzhou administers eightcounty-level divisions, including twodistricts, asub-prefecture-level city (Tianchang), acounty-level city and fourcounties. The population information here presented uses 2010 census data of permanent residents.
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| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Area (km2) | Population | Density (/km2) | |
| Districts | ||||||
| Langya District | 琅琊区 | Lángyá Qū | 181 | 310,427 | 1,715 | |
| Nanqiao District | 南谯区 | Nánqiáo Qū | 1,187 | 251,894 | 212 | |
| County-level Cities | ||||||
| Tianchang City | 天长市 | Tiāncháng Shì | 1,770 | 602,840 | 341 | |
| Mingguang City | 明光市 | Míngguāng Shì | 2,335 | 532,732 | 228 | |
| Counties | ||||||
| Lai'an County | 来安县 | Lái'ān Xiàn | 1,481 | 432,021 | 292 | |
| Quanjiao County | 全椒县 | Quánjiāo Xiàn | 1,572 | 383,885 | 244 | |
| Dingyuan County | 定远县 | Dìngyuǎn Xiàn | 2,998 | 779,174 | 260 | |
| Fengyang County | 凤阳县 | Fèngyáng Xiàn | 1,950 | 644,895 | 331 | |
These are further divided into 178township-level divisions, including 86towns, 78townships and 14subdistricts.
Mount Langya in Chuzhou is a National Forest Park, National Scenic Area and 4A Tourism Attraction, the mountain is one of Anhui's five biggest scenic attractions.
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