Huainan


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 and is known for its coal industry and thermal power plants. Its built-up area made of 4 urban districts and Fengtai County largely being urbanized, was home to 1,868,944 inhabitants as of 2020. Its city flower is the Chinese rose and its city tree is the Old-World Plane Tree. It is also considered to be the hometown and birthplace of tofu.

Administration

The prefecture-level city of Huainan administers seven county-level divisions, including five districts and two counties.
  • Tianjia'an District
  • Panji District
  • Xiejiaji District
  • Datong District
  • Bagongshan District
  • Fengtai County
  • Shou County
These are further divided into 66 township-level divisions, including 24 towns, 23 townships and 19 subdistricts.
Map

High-tech development zone

  • Shannan New Area

    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

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.

Education

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 north bank of the Huai River.

Rail

Expressways
  • S17 Benghe Expressway
  • S12 Chuxin Expressway
National Highways