Huainan should not be confused with Huai'an.
| Huainan | |
| Other Name: | Hwainan |
| Native Name: | 淮南市 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh |
| Settlement Type: | Prefecture-level city |
| Pushpin Map: | Anhui |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the city centre in Anhui |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | --> |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Huainan railway station plaza |
| Coordinates: | 32.6314°N 117.0194°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Anhui |
| Subdivision Type2: | County-level divisions |
| Subdivision Name2: | 7 |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township-level divisions |
| Subdivision Name3: | 66 |
| Seat Type: | Municipal seat |
| Seat: | Tianjia'an District |
| Leader Title: | CPC Secretary |
| Leader Name: | Shen Qiang (Chinese: 沈强) |
| Leader Title1: | Mayor |
| Leader Name1: | Wang Hong (Chinese: 王宏) |
| Area Total Km2: | 5530 |
| Area Urban Km2: | 1500.2 |
| Area Metro Km2: | 1989.7 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 census |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 3033528 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Metro: | 1868944 |
| Population Density Metro Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 1561636 |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type2: | GDP[2] |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Prefecture-level city |
| Demographics2 Info1: | CN¥ 145.7 billion US$ 18.9 billion |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Per capita |
| Demographics2 Info2: | CN¥ 47,929 US$ 7,430 |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Postal Code: | 232000 |
| Area Code: | 554 |
| Iso Code: | CN-AH-04 |
| Blank1 Name: | GDP per capita |
| Blank2 Name: | License plate Prefix |
| Blank2 Info: | Chinese: 皖D |
| Pic: | 淮南市洞山中路景色-新锦江大酒店 - panoramio - luchangjiang~鲁昌江.jpg |
| P: | Huáinán |
| W: | Huai-nan |
| L: | [Land(s)] South of the Huai River |
Huainan 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[3] 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.[4]
The prefecture-level city of Huainan administers seven county-level divisions, including five districts and two counties.
These are further divided into 66 township-level divisions, including 24 towns, 23 townships and 19 subdistricts.
The urban centre is located on a plain on the south bank of the Huai River, bordering Gaotang Lake on the east and a forested hill area on the south. To the west are Bagongshan District and Shou County.
| Width: | auto |
| Location: | Huainan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) |
| Metric First: | y |
| Single Line: | y |
| Collapsed: | Y |
| Jan High C: | 6.8 |
| Feb High C: | 9.9 |
| Mar High C: | 15.3 |
| Apr High C: | 22.0 |
| May High C: | 27.2 |
| Jun High C: | 30.4 |
| Jul High C: | 32.5 |
| Aug High C: | 31.6 |
| Sep High C: | 27.7 |
| Oct High C: | 22.7 |
| Nov High C: | 15.9 |
| Dec High C: | 9.2 |
| Jan Mean C: | 2.9 |
| Feb Mean C: | 5.6 |
| Mar Mean C: | 10.5 |
| Apr Mean C: | 16.8 |
| May Mean C: | 22.3 |
| Jun Mean C: | 26.0 |
| Jul Mean C: | 28.6 |
| Aug Mean C: | 27.7 |
| Sep Mean C: | 23.5 |
| Oct Mean C: | 18.1 |
| Nov Mean C: | 11.4 |
| Dec Mean C: | 5.1 |
| Jan Low C: | -0.1 |
| Feb Low C: | 2.3 |
| Mar Low C: | 6.7 |
| Apr Low C: | 12.4 |
| May Low C: | 17.9 |
| Jun Low C: | 22.1 |
| Jul Low C: | 25.4 |
| Aug Low C: | 24.6 |
| Sep Low C: | 20.1 |
| Oct Low C: | 14.4 |
| Nov Low C: | 7.8 |
| Dec Low C: | 2.0 |
| Jan Record High C: | 19.9 |
| Jan Record Low C: | -12.2 |
| Feb Record High C: | 26.5 |
| Feb Record Low C: | -13.0 |
| Mar Record High C: | 30.2 |
| Mar Record Low C: | -4.5 |
| Apr Record High C: | 34.6 |
| Apr Record Low C: | 0.4 |
| May Record High C: | 37.3 |
| May Record Low C: | 7.3 |
| Jun Record High C: | 38.7 |
| Jun Record Low C: | 11.9 |
| Jul Record High C: | 40.0 |
| Jul Record Low C: | 18.4 |
| Aug Record High C: | 39.3 |
| Aug Record Low C: | 15.9 |
| Sep Record High C: | 38.1 |
| Sep Record Low C: | 10.9 |
| Oct Record High C: | 34.0 |
| Oct Record Low C: | 1.3 |
| Nov Record High C: | 29.5 |
| Nov Record Low C: | -6.2 |
| Dec Record High C: | 23.1 |
| Dec Record Low C: | -15.7 |
| Precipitation Colour: | green |
| Jan Precipitation Mm: | 36.9 |
| Feb Precipitation Mm: | 40.6 |
| Mar Precipitation Mm: | 59.3 |
| Apr Precipitation Mm: | 61.1 |
| May Precipitation Mm: | 78.9 |
| Jun Precipitation Mm: | 173.0 |
| Jul Precipitation Mm: | 183.0 |
| Aug Precipitation Mm: | 140.7 |
| Sep Precipitation Mm: | 81.0 |
| Oct Precipitation Mm: | 54.6 |
| Nov Precipitation Mm: | 48.0 |
| Dec Precipitation Mm: | 26.9 |
| Jan Humidity: | 69 |
| Feb Humidity: | 69 |
| Mar Humidity: | 64 |
| Apr Humidity: | 64 |
| May Humidity: | 65 |
| Jun Humidity: | 71 |
| Jul Humidity: | 77 |
| Aug Humidity: | 79 |
| Sep Humidity: | 75 |
| Oct Humidity: | 68 |
| Nov Humidity: | 68 |
| Dec Humidity: | 68 |
| Unit Precipitation Days: | 0.1 mm |
| Jan Precipitation Days: | 7.3 |
| Feb Precipitation Days: | 8.0 |
| Mar Precipitation Days: | 8.7 |
| Apr Precipitation Days: | 8.1 |
| May Precipitation Days: | 9.4 |
| Jun Precipitation Days: | 9.9 |
| Jul Precipitation Days: | 11.8 |
| Aug Precipitation Days: | 12.6 |
| Sep Precipitation Days: | 8.3 |
| Oct Precipitation Days: | 7.6 |
| Nov Precipitation Days: | 7.9 |
| Dec Precipitation Days: | 6.2 |
| Jan Sun: | 126.1 |
| Feb Sun: | 123.8 |
| Mar Sun: | 168.3 |
| Apr Sun: | 193.2 |
| May Sun: | 196.7 |
| Jun Sun: | 177.5 |
| Jul Sun: | 193.0 |
| Aug Sun: | 182.1 |
| Sep Sun: | 157.7 |
| Oct Sun: | 164.4 |
| Nov Sun: | 148.4 |
| Dec Sun: | 133.6 |
| Jan Percentsun: | 40 |
| Feb Percentsun: | 39 |
| Mar Percentsun: | 45 |
| Apr Percentsun: | 49 |
| May Percentsun: | 46 |
| Jun Percentsun: | 42 |
| Jul Percentsun: | 45 |
| Aug Percentsun: | 45 |
| Sep Percentsun: | 43 |
| Oct Percentsun: | 47 |
| Nov Percentsun: | 48 |
| Dec Percentsun: | 43 |
| Jan Snow Days: | 4.2 |
| Feb Snow Days: | 2.7 |
| Mar Snow Days: | 1.1 |
| Apr Snow Days: | 0 |
| May Snow Days: | 0 |
| Jun Snow Days: | 0 |
| Jul Snow Days: | 0 |
| Aug Snow Days: | 0 |
| Sep Snow Days: | 0 |
| Oct Snow Days: | 0 |
| Nov Snow Days: | 0.7 |
| Dec Snow Days: | 1.5 |
| Source 1: | China Meteorological Administration[5] [6] |
Huainan is a major production center for coal, 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.[7]
The key high schools:
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.
Expressways
National Highways