Huainan

Huainan
Huainan
Chinese	淮南
Literal meaning	[Land(s)] South of the Huai River
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Huáinán
Wade–Giles	Huai-nan

Huainan

淮南市
Hwainan
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 / 32.6314°N 117.0194°E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Anhui
County-level divisions	7
Township-level divisions	66
Municipal seat	Tianjia'an District
Government
• CPC Secretary	Shen Qiang (沈强)
• Mayor	Wang Hong (王宏)
Area
• Prefecture-level city	5,530 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 city	3,033,528
• Density	550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
• Urban	1,561,636
• Urban density	1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
• Metro	1,868,944
• Metro density	940/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
GDP
• Prefecture-level city	CN¥ 145.7 billion; US$ 18.9 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 47,929; US$ 7,430
Time zone	UTC+8 (CST)
Area code	554
ISO 3166 code	CN-AH-04
License plate Prefix	皖D

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^[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]

Administration

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1953	286,941	—
1964	456,223	+59.0%
1982	576,605	+26.4%
1990	724,157	+25.6%
2000	1,062,430	+46.7%
2010	1,238,488	+16.6%
2020	1,255,619	+1.4%
Source: Census in China^[5]

The prefecture-level city of Huainan administers seven county-level divisions, including five districts and two counties.

Tianjia'an District (田家庵区)
Panji District (潘集区)
Xiejiaji District (谢家集区)
Datong District (大通区)
Bagongshan District (八公山区)
Fengtai County (凤台县)
Shou County (寿县)

These are further divided into 66 township-level divisions, including 24 towns, 23 townships and 19 subdistricts.

Map
Tianjia'an Panji Datong Bagongshan Xiejiaji Fengtai County Shou County

High-tech development zone

Shannan New Area (山南新区)

Geography

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.

Climate

Climate data for Huainan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	19.9 (67.8)	26.5 (79.7)	30.2 (86.4)	34.6 (94.3)	37.3 (99.1)	38.7 (101.7)	40.0 (104.0)	39.3 (102.7)	38.1 (100.6)	34.0 (93.2)	29.5 (85.1)	23.1 (73.6)	40.0 (104.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	6.8 (44.2)	9.9 (49.8)	15.3 (59.5)	22.0 (71.6)	27.2 (81.0)	30.4 (86.7)	32.5 (90.5)	31.6 (88.9)	27.7 (81.9)	22.7 (72.9)	15.9 (60.6)	9.2 (48.6)	20.9 (69.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	2.9 (37.2)	5.6 (42.1)	10.5 (50.9)	16.8 (62.2)	22.3 (72.1)	26.0 (78.8)	28.6 (83.5)	27.7 (81.9)	23.5 (74.3)	18.1 (64.6)	11.4 (52.5)	5.1 (41.2)	16.5 (61.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−0.1 (31.8)	2.3 (36.1)	6.7 (44.1)	12.4 (54.3)	17.9 (64.2)	22.1 (71.8)	25.4 (77.7)	24.6 (76.3)	20.1 (68.2)	14.4 (57.9)	7.8 (46.0)	2.0 (35.6)	13.0 (55.3)
Record low °C (°F)	−12.2 (10.0)	−13.0 (8.6)	−4.5 (23.9)	0.4 (32.7)	7.3 (45.1)	11.9 (53.4)	18.4 (65.1)	15.9 (60.6)	10.9 (51.6)	1.3 (34.3)	−6.2 (20.8)	−15.7 (3.7)	−15.7 (3.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	36.9 (1.45)	40.6 (1.60)	59.3 (2.33)	61.1 (2.41)	78.9 (3.11)	173.0 (6.81)	183.0 (7.20)	140.7 (5.54)	81.0 (3.19)	54.6 (2.15)	48.0 (1.89)	26.9 (1.06)	984 (38.74)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	7.3	8.0	8.7	8.1	9.4	9.9	11.8	12.6	8.3	7.6	7.9	6.2	105.8
Average snowy days	4.2	2.7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.7	1.5	10.2
Average relative humidity (%)	69	69	64	64	65	71	77	79	75	68	68	68	70
Mean monthly sunshine hours	126.1	123.8	168.3	193.2	196.7	177.5	193.0	182.1	157.7	164.4	148.4	133.6	1,964.8
Percent possible sunshine	40	39	45	49	46	42	45	45	43	47	48	43	44
Source: China Meteorological Administration^[6]^[7]

Economy

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.^[8]

Education

Anhui University of Science and Technology (安徽理工大学) official website
Huainan Normal University (淮南师范学院) official website
Huainan United University (淮南联合大学) official website Archived 2021-01-16 at the Wayback Machine
Huainan Vocational Technical College (淮南职业技术学院) official website
Anhui Industry&Trade Vocational Technical College (安徽工贸职业技术学院) official website Archived 2020-01-05 at the Wayback Machine
Anhui Modern Information Engineering College (安徽现代信息工程职业学院) official website Archived 2020-11-29 at the Wayback Machine

The key high schools:

Huainan No.1 High School (淮南一中)^[9]
Huainan No.2 High School (淮南二中)^[10]
Huainan No.5 High School (淮南五中)
Huainan No.4 High School (淮南四中)
Fengtai No.1 High School (凤台一中)
Shouxian No.1 High School (寿县一中)

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.