Chuzhou
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| Chuzhou 滁州 |
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| — Prefecture-level city — | |
| Chinese transcription(s) | |
| - Simplified | 滁州 |
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| - Traditional | |
| - Pinyin | Chúzhōu |
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| Country | China |
| Province | Anhui |
| County-level divisions | 8 |
| Township-level divisions | 178 |
| City seat | Langya District (32°18′N 118°18′E / 32.3°N 118.3°E) |
| Government | |
| - CPC Secretary | |
| - Mayor | Miao Xuegang (缪学刚) |
| Area | |
| - Total | 13,300 km2 (5,135.2 sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Area code(s) | 550 |
| GDP | |
| GDP per capita | |
| License Plate Prefix | 皖M |
Chuzhou (Chinese: 滁州; pinyin: Chúzhōu) is a prefecture-level city in eastern Anhui province, People's Republic of China. It borders the provincial capital of Hefei to the southwest, Huainan to the west, Bengbu to the northwest, Chaohu to the south, and the province of Jiangsu to the east.
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[edit] Administration
The prefecture-level city of Chuzhou administers 8 county-level divisions, including 2 districts, a sub-prefecture-level city (Tianchang), a county-level city and 4 counties.
| English Name | Chinese Name (Simplified / Traditional) | Pin yin | Post Code |
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| Langya District | 琅琊区 / 瑯琊區 | Lángyá Qū | 239000 |
| Nanqiao District | 南谯区 / 南譙區 | Nánqiáo Qū | 239000 |
| Tianchang City | 天长市 / 天長市 | Tiāncháng Shì | 239300 |
| Mingguang City | 明光市 / 明光市 | Míngguāng Shì | 239400 |
| Quanjiao County | 全椒县 / 全椒縣 | Quánjiāo Xiàn | 239500 |
| Lai'an County | 来安县 / 來安縣 | Láiān Xiàn | 239200 |
| Dingyuan County | 定远县 / 定遠縣 | Dìngyuǎn Xiàn | 233200 |
| Fengyang County | 凤阳县 / 鳳陽縣 | Fèngyáng Xiàn | 233100 |
These are further divided into 178 township-level divisions, including 86 towns, 78 townships and 14 subdistricts.
[edit] Education
[edit] Notable people
- Zhu Yuanzhang (1328 - 1398), founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty
- Wu Jingzi (1701 - 1754), Qing Dynasty writer, author of The Scholars
[edit] External links
- Government website of Chuzhou (in Simplified Chinese)
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