Hefei
Hefei
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Coordinates: 31°52′N 117°17′E / 31.867°N 117.283°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Anhui |
County-level divisions | 7 |
Government | |
• CPC Committee Secretary | Song Guoquan ( |
• Mayor | Ling Yun ( |
Area | |
• Prefecture-level city | 11,434.25 km2 (4,414.79 sq mi) |
• Urban | 725 km2 (280 sq mi) |
• Metro | 438.2 km2 (169.2 sq mi) |
Elevation | 37 m (123 ft) |
Population (2016 Sampling) | |
• Prefecture-level city | 7,869,000 |
• Density | 690/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
• Urban (2018)[1] | 3,865,000 |
• Urban density | 5,300/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
• Metro | 3,718,000 |
• Metro density | 8,500/km2 (22,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
Postal code | 230000 |
Area code | 551 |
ISO 3166 code | CN-AH-01 |
Licence plate prefixes | 皖A |
GDP (2016) | CNY 721.3 billion |
- per capita | CNY 92000 |
Website | hefei |
Southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora L.) Sweet Osmanthus (Osmanthus fragrans Lour.) Blossom of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) |
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Literal meaning | "Junction of the Fei [Rivers]" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hefei (Chinese:
History[change | change source]
From the 8th to the 6th centuries BC, there were many small states in Hefei. The area later became a part of the Chu kingdom. Many archaeological finds dating from this period have been made. In the 2nd century BC, the name 'Hefei' was first given to the county set up in the area under the Han dynasty.
In the 3rd century AD, the Battle of Xiaoyao Ford was fought at Xiaoyao Ford (
Political divisions[change | change source]
Hefei Municipality is divided into 4 districts, 4 counties and 1 city.
- Luyang District (庐阳
区 ) - Yaohai District (
瑶 海 区 ) - Baohe District (
包 河 区 ) - Shushan District (
蜀 山 区 ) - Feidong County (
肥 东县) - Feixi County (
肥 西 县) - Changfeng County (长丰县)
- Lujiang County (庐江县)
- Chaohu City (
巢 湖 市 )
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Cox, W (2018). Demographia World Urban Areas. 14th Annual Edition (PDF). St. Louis: Demographia. p. 22.