Huainan

Huainan (Chinese: 淮南; pinyin: Huáinán) is a prefecture-level city with 3,033,528 inhabitants as of the 2020 census in north-central Anhui province, China. It is named for the Han-era Principality of Huainan. It borders the provincial capital of Hefei to the south, Lu'an to the southwest, Fuyang to the west, Bozhou to the northwest, Bengbu to the northeast and Chuzhou 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. 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) and its city tree is the Old-World Plane Tree (Platanus orientalis). It is also considered to be the hometown and birthplace of tofu.

Not to be confused with Huai'an.
For other uses, see Huainan (disambiguation).
Huainan
淮南市
Hwainan
Prefecture-level city
Location of Huainan City jurisdiction in Anhui
Coordinates (Huainan railway station plaza): 32°37′53″N 117°01′10″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceAnhui
County-level divisions7
Township-level divisions66
Municipal seatTianjia'an District
Government
 • CPC SecretaryShen Qiang (沈强)
 • MayorWang Hong (王宏)
Area
 • Prefecture-level city5,530 km2 (2,140 sq mi)
 • Urban
1,500.2 km2 (579.2 sq mi)
 • Metro
1,989.7 km2 (768.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)
 • Prefecture-level city3,033,528
 • Density550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,561,636
 • Urban density1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
 • Metro
1,868,944
 • Metro density940/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
GDP
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 145.7 billion
US$ 18.9 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 47,929
US$ 7,430
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
Area code554
ISO 3166 codeCN-AH-04
License plate Prefix皖D
Huainan
Chinese淮南
Literal meaning[Land(s)] South of the Huai River
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