Chuzhou should not be confused with Chizhou.
| Chuzhou | |
| Native Name: | 滁州市 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh |
| Settlement Type: | Prefecture-level city |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Chuzhou government |
| Coordinates: | 32.256°N 118.333°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Anhui |
| Subdivision Type2: | County-level divisions |
| Subdivision Name2: | 8 |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township-level divisions |
| Subdivision Name3: | 178 |
| Seat Type: | Municipal seat |
| Seat: | Langya District |
| Leader Title: | CPC Secretary |
| Leader Title1: | Mayor |
| Leader Name1: | Zhang Xiang'an Chinese: 张祥安) |
| Area Total Km2: | 13523.21 |
| Area Urban Km2: | 1404.3 |
| Area Metro Km2: | 2903 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 census |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 3937868 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Metro: | 1198719 |
| Population Density Metro Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 782671 |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type2: | GDP[2] |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Prefecture-level city |
| Demographics2 Info1: | CN¥ 336.2 billion US$ 42.7 billion |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Per capita |
| Demographics2 Info2: | CN¥ 84,263 US$ 13,062 |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 239000 |
| Area Code: | 0550 |
| Iso Code: | CN-AH-11 |
| Blank Name: | GDP |
| Blank1 Name: | GDP per capita |
| Blank2 Name: | License Plate Prefix |
| Blank2 Info: | Chinese: 皖M |
Chuzhou 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.[3] Nevertheless, 7,260,240 persons declared to be permanent residents.[4]
Chuzhou has a monsoon-influenced, humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa), 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 2.6C. Summers are typically hot and humid, with a July average of 27.6C. The annual mean is 15.9C, while annual precipitation averages 1074.7mm, a majority of which occurs from May to August.
The prefecture-level city of Chuzhou administers eight county-level divisions, including two districts, a sub-prefecture-level city (Tianchang), a county-level city and four counties. The population information here presented uses 2010 census data of permanent residents.
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| width=15% | Name | width=12% | Simplified Chinese | width=15% | Hanyu Pinyin | width=10% | Area (km2) | width=10% | Population | width=10% | Density (/km2) |
| Districts | |||||||||||
| Langya District | Chinese: 琅琊区 | Lángyá Qū | 181 | 310,427 | 1,715 | ||||||
| Nanqiao District | Chinese: 南谯区 | Nánqiáo Qū | 1,187 | 251,894 | 212 | ||||||
| County-level Cities | |||||||||||
| Tianchang City | Chinese: 天长市 | Tiāncháng Shì | 1,770 | 602,840 | 341 | ||||||
| Mingguang City | Chinese: 明光市 | Míngguāng Shì | 2,335 | 532,732 | 228 | ||||||
| Counties | |||||||||||
| Lai'an County | Chinese: 来安县 | Lái'ān Xiàn | 1,481 | 432,021 | 292 | ||||||
| Quanjiao County | Chinese: 全椒县 | Quánjiāo Xiàn | 1,572 | 383,885 | 244 | ||||||
| Dingyuan County | Chinese: 定远县 | Dìngyuǎn Xiàn | 2,998 | 779,174 | 260 | ||||||
| Fengyang County | Chinese: 凤阳县 | Fèngyáng Xiàn | 1,950 | 644,895 | 331 | ||||||
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.