Huaibei

Huaibei
淮北市
Huai-pei
Huaibei, easterly view, taken from the twelfth floor of the Xiangwangfu Hotel
Coordinates (Huaibei municipal government): 33°57′22″N 116°47′53″E / 33.956°N 116.798°E / 33.956; 116.798
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceAnhui
Municipal seatXiangshan District
Government
 • CPC SecretaryBi Meijia (毕美家)
 • MayorXu 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)
1,970,265
 • Density718.84/km2 (1,861.8/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,037,863
 • Urban density1,387/km2 (3,592/sq mi)
 • Metro
1,970,265
 • Metro density718.84/km2 (1,861.8/sq mi)
GDP
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 122.3 billion
US$ 16.2 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 61,956
US$ 9,604
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
Postal code
235000
Area code561
ISO 3166 codeCN-AH-06
License Plate Prefix皖F

Huaibei (Chinese: 淮北; pinyin: Huáiběi) is a prefecture-level city in northern Anhui Province, China. It borders Suzhou (Anhui) to the east, Bengbu to the south, Bozhou to the west, and the provinces of Henan to the northwest and Jiangsu 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).