Huainan () is a

prefecture-level city A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the China, People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province of China, province and above a Counties of the People's Republic of China, county in China's ...

with 3,033,528 inhabitants as of the 2020 census in north-central

Anhui Anhui is an inland Provinces of China, province located in East China. Its provincial capital and largest city is Hefei. The province is located across the basins of the Yangtze and Huai rivers, bordering Jiangsu and Zhejiang to the east, Jiang ...

province, China. It is named for the Han-era

Principality of Huainan Huainan Kingdom was a kingdom of China's Han dynasty, located in what is now parts of Anhui, Jiangxi and Hubei provinces. History The title "King (or Prince) of Huainan" was first created in 202BC by Liu Bang, King of Han, for Ying Bu, the for ...

. It borders the provincial capital of

Hefei Hefei is the Capital city, capital of Anhui, China. A prefecture-level city, it is the political, economic, and cultural center of Anhui. Its population was 9,369,881 as of the 2020 census. Its built-up (or ''metro'') area is made up of four u ...

to the south,

Lu'an Lu'an ( zh, c=, p=Lù'ān), is a prefecture-level city in western Anhui province, People's Republic of China, bordering Henan to the northwest and Hubei to the southwest. As of the 2020 census, it had a total population of 4,393,699 inhabitants ...

to the southwest,

Fuyang Fuyang (, previously romanized as Fowyang) is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Anhui province, China. It is bordered by Henan province to the west and the cities of Bozhou to the northeast, Huainan to the southeast, and Lu'an to the sou ...

to the west,

Bozhou Bozhou () is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Anhui province, China. It borders Huaibei to the northeast, Bengbu to the southeast, Huainan to the south, Fuyang to the southwest, and Henan to the north. Its population was 4,996,844 at ...

to the northwest,

Bengbu Bengbu () is a city in northern Anhui 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, large ...

to the northeast and

Chuzhou Chuzhou () is a prefecture-level city in eastern Anhui Provinces of China, 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 ...

to the east. Huainan is one of the core cities of Hefei Metropolitan Circle and is known for its coal industry and

thermal power plants A thermal power station, also known as a thermal power plant, is a type of power station in which the heat energy generated from various fuel sources (e.g., coal, natural gas, nuclear fuel, etc.) is converted to electrical energy. The heat ...

. Its built-up area made of 4 urban districts (all but Panji not yet conurbated) and Fengtai County largely being urbanized, was home to 1,868,944 inhabitants as of 2020. Its city flower is the Chinese rose (''

Rosa chinensis ''Rosa chinensis'' (), known commonly as the China rose, Chinese rose, or Bengal rose, is a member of the genus '' Rosa'' native to Southwest China in Guizhou, Hubei, and Sichuan Provinces. The first publication of ''Rosa chinensis'' was in 1768 ...

'') and its city tree is the Old-World Plane Tree (''

Platanus orientalis ''Platanus orientalis'', the Oriental plane, is a large, deciduous tree in the family Platanaceae, growing to or more, and known for its longevity and spreading crown. In autumn its deep green leaves may change to blood red, amber, and yellow. ...

''). It is also considered to be the hometown and birthplace of

tofu or bean curd is a food prepared by Coagulation (milk), coagulating soy milk and then pressing the resulting curds into solid white blocks of varying softness: ''silken'', ''soft'', ''firm'', and ''extra (or super) firm''. It originated in Chin ...

Administration

The

of Huainan administers seven county-level divisions, including five

districts A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...

and two

counties A county () is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesL. Brookes (ed.) '' Chambers Dictionary''. Edinburgh: Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2005. in some nations. The term is derived from the Old French denoti ...

. *

Tianjia'an District Tianjia'an () is a district in the city of Huainan, Anhui Province Anhui is an inland province located in East China. Its provincial capital and largest city is Hefei. The province is located across the basins of the Yangtze and Huai rivers, ...

() *

Panji District Panji District () is a district of the city of Huainan, Anhui Province, China, located to the north of the Huai River and northwest of the city center. Administrative divisions In the present, Panji District has 1 subdistrict, 9 towns and 1 ethn ...

() * Xiejiaji District () * Datong District () *

Bagongshan District Bagongshan () is a district of the city of Huainan, Anhui, Anhui Province, China. The district is famous for its beef soup, often eaten for breakfast, its tofu, and for being the located of Bagong Mountain Scenic Spot. Administrative divisions ...

() * Fengtai County () *

Shou County Shou County or Shouxian () is a county in the north-central part of Anhui Province, China, and is located on the southern (right) bank of the Huai River. It is the southernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Huainan. It ...

() These are further divided into 66

township-level divisions The administrative divisions of China have consisted of several levels since 1412, due to mainland China's large population and geographical area. In the People's Republic of China, the constitution provides for three levels of government. Ho ...

, including 24

towns A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

, 23

townships A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...

and 19

subdistrict A subdistrict or sub-district is an administrative division that is generally smaller than a district. Equivalents * Administrative posts of East Timor, formerly Portuguese-language * Kelurahan, in Indonesia * Mukim, a township in Brunei, Ind ...

High-tech development zone

* Shannan New Area ()

Geography

The urban centre is located on a plain on the south bank of the

Huai River The Huai River, formerly romanized as the Hwai, is a major river in East China, about long with a drainage area of . It is located about midway between the Yellow River and Yangtze River, the two longest rivers and largest drainage basins ...

, bordering Gaotang Lake on the east and a forested hill area on the south. To the west are

and

Climate

Economy

Huainan is a major production center for

coal Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock, formed as rock strata called coal seams. Coal is mostly carbon with variable amounts of other Chemical element, elements, chiefly hydrogen, sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen. Coal i ...

, with an output of 43.28 million tons in 2006. The city hosted the 17th China Tofu Cultural Festival on September 15–17, 2010, including the National Bean Products Exhibition.

Education

Anhui University of Science and Technology The Anhui University of Science and Technology () is a provincial public university in Huainan, Anhui, China. It is affiliated with the Anhui Provincial Government, and co-sponsored by the Ministry of Emergency Management The Ministry of Emerg ...

(
official website
* Huainan Normal University (
official website
*

Huainan United University Huainan United University is a university based in Huainan, Anhui, China. References External links * Universities and colleges in Anhui Huainan {{PRChina-school-stub ...

(
official website
*Huainan Vocational Technical College (
official website
*Anhui Industry&Trade Vocational Technical College (
official website
*Anhui Modern Information Engineering College (
official website
The key high schools: * Huainan No.1 High School () * Huainan No.2 High School () * Huainan No.5 High School () * Huainan No.4 High School () * Fengtai No.1 High School () * Shouxian No.1 High School ()

Transportation

East of the city a bridge crosses the Huai River, shared by the Fuyang–Huainan railway and highway S225. Near the city center, a ferry provides connection to the (rural) north bank of the Huai River.

Rail

Huainan railway station Huainan railway station is a second-class railway station on the Huainan railway and Fuyang–Huainan railway located in Tianjia'an District, Huainan, Anhui, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country ...

, terminus of the Fuyang–Huainan railway and Huainan Railway * Huainan East railway station (high-speed services) on the

Hefei–Bengbu high-speed railway Hefei–Bengbu high-speed railway (or the Hefei–Bengbu section of the Beijing–Taipei high-speed rail corridor) is a high-speed rail line between Hefei and Bengbu in Anhui province. It is a part of the future Jingfu line connecting Beijin ...

* Huainan South railway station (high-speed services) on the

Shangqiu–Hangzhou high-speed railway The Shangqiu–Hefei–Hangzhou high-speed railway, or Shanghehang high-speed railway, is a high-speed railway in China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a popul ...

Highway

Expressways * Anhui Expwy S17 sign no name

S17 Benghe Expressway * Anhui Expwy S12 sign no name

S12 Chuxin Expressway National Highways * G206

Notable people

Bai Yaoping Bai Yaoping (; born November 1962) is a major general ('' shaojiang'') of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), serving as deputy commander of Northern Theater Command Navy since July 2021. He previously served as deputy commander of Eastern Thea ...

, major general

References

External links

Government website of Huainan
*http://www.ah.xinhuanet.com/huainan/index.htm {{Authority control Cities in Anhui