Chuzhou
Chuzhou
滁州市 | |
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Clockwise from top: Chuzhou seen from Qingliuhe Park, Chuzhou University, a pavilion on Mount Langya, the Municipal Government building, and the Chuzhou railway station. | |
Location of Chuzhou City jurisdiction in Anhui | |
| Coordinates (Chuzhou government): 32°15′22″N 118°19′59″E / 32.256°N 118.333°E | |
| 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) | |
| 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 | |
| • 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 a prefecture-level city in eastern Anhui Province, China. It borders the provincial capital of Hefei to the south and southwest, Huainan to the west, Bengbu to the northwest, and the province of Jiangsu to the east. According to the 2010 Chinese census, the city of Chuzhou has a registered population of 3,987,054 inhabitants, of whom 1,198,719 live in the built-up (or metro) area made of two urban districts, with Lai'an County now largely being urbanized. Nevertheless, 7,260,240 persons declared to be permanent residents.