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{{short description|Prefecture-level city in Anhui, People's Republic of China}}
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| demographics2_info1 = [[CN¥]] 145.7 billion<br />[[US$]] 18.9 billion
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'''Huainan'''<!--Chinese in infobox; see WP:MOS-ZH--> ({{Zh|c=淮南|p=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 dynasty|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<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://xxgk.ah.gov.cn/UserData/DocHtml/731/2016/12/15/572807095431.html |title=安徽省人民政府网——安徽省人民政府办公厅关于印发长江三角洲 城市群发展规划安徽实施方案的通知 |access-date=2018-04-10 |archive-date=2018-07-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702011113/http://xxgk.ah.gov.cn/UserData/DocHtml/731/2016/12/15/572807095431.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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]].<ref name="ShurtleffAoyagi2013">{{cite book|author1=William Shurtleff|author2=Akiko Aoyagi|title=History of Tofu and Tofu Products (965 CE to 2013)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gGrUNvZt0_YC&pg=PA55|date=May 2013|publisher=Soyinfo Center|isbn=978-1-928914-55-6|page=55}}</ref>
==Administration==
{{Historical population
| source = [[Census in China]]<ref>{{cite journal |title=China County Map with 2000-201o Population Census Data |url=https://dataverse.harvard.edu/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.7910/DVN/VKGEBX |website=dataverse.harvard.edu | date=2020 | doi=10.7910/DVN/VKGEBX |access-date=6 January 2024 | author1=Spatial Data Lab }}</ref>
|[[1953 Chinese census|1953]] | 286941
|[[1964 Chinese census|1964]] | 456223
|[[1982 Chinese census|1982]] | 576605
|[[1990 Chinese census|1990]] | 724157
|[[2000 Chinese census|2000]] | 1062430
|[[2010 Chinese census|2010]] | 1238488
|[[2020 Chinese census|2020]] | 1255619
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The [[prefecture-level city]] of Huainan administers seven [[Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China#County level|county-level divisions]], including five [[District of China|districts]] and two [[County (People's Republic of China)|counties]].
*[[Tianjia'an District]] ({{lang|zh-hans|田家庵区}})
*[[Panji District]] ({{lang|zh-hans|潘集区}})
*[[Xiejiaji District]] ({{lang|zh-hans|谢家集区}})
*[[Datong District, Huainan|Datong District]] ({{lang|zh-hans|大通区}})
*[[Bagongshan District]] ({{lang|zh-hans|八公山区}})
*[[Fengtai County]] ({{lang|zh-hans|凤台县}})
*[[Shou County]] ({{lang|zh-hans|寿县}})
These are further divided into 66 [[Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China#Township level|township-level divisions]], including 24 [[town of China|towns]], 23 [[Township (People's Republic of China)|townships]] and 19 [[Subdistricts of China|subdistrict]]s.
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===High-tech development zone===
* [[Shannan New Area]] ({{lang|zh-hans|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 [[Bagong Mountain Scenic Spot|Bagongshan District]] and [[Shou County]].
===Climate===
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|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
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|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
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|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
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|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
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| Feb percentsun = 	39
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| Sep percentsun = 	43
| Oct percentsun = 	47
| Nov percentsun = 	48
| Dec percentsun = 	43
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|Feb snow days = 	2.7
|Mar snow days = 	1.1
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|Jul snow days = 	0
|Aug snow days = 	0
|Sep snow days = 	0
|Oct snow days = 	0
|Nov snow days = 	0.7
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==Economy==
[[File:安徽省淮南市优山美地小区公寓楼 - panoramio - luchangjiang~鲁昌江 (1).jpg|thumb|High rise apartments, 2010]]
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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://english.anhuinews.com/system/2010/09/16/003356173.shtml |title=The 17th Huainan Tofu Festival Draws Curtain-Tofu,Festival,-ÖÐ°²ÔÚÏß-english |access-date=2010-10-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205152717/http://english.anhuinews.com/system/2010/09/16/003356173.shtml |archive-date=2010-12-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Education==
*[[Anhui University of Science and Technology]] ({{lang|zh-Hans|安徽理工大学}}) [http://www.aust.edu.cn/ official website]
*[[Huainan Normal University]] ({{lang|zh-Hans|淮南师范学院}}) [http://www.hnnu.edu.cn/ official website]
*[[Huainan United University]] ({{lang|zh-Hans|淮南联合大学}}) [http://www.hnuu.edu.cn/ official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116122008/http://www.hnuu.edu.cn/ |date=2021-01-16 }}
*Huainan Vocational Technical College ({{lang|zh-Hans|淮南职业技术学院}}) [https://web.archive.org/web/20160805172831/http://www.hnvtc.ah.edu.cn/ official website]
*Anhui Industry&Trade Vocational Technical College ({{lang|zh-Hans|安徽工贸职业技术学院}}) [http://www.ahgmedu.cn/ official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200105133448/http://www.ahgmedu.cn/ |date=2020-01-05 }}
*Anhui Modern Information Engineering College ({{lang|zh-Hans|安徽现代信息工程职业学院}}) [http://www.ahmodern.cn/ official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129171252/http://www.ahmodern.cn/ |date=2020-11-29 }}
The key high schools:
* Huainan No.1 High School ({{lang|zh-Hans|淮南一中}})<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hnyz.com.cn/ |script-title=zh:淮南一中官网 |publisher=Huainan No. 1 High School}}</ref>
* Huainan No.2 High School ({{lang|zh-Hans|淮南二中}})<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hnez.com.cn/ |script-title=zh:淮南二中官网 |publisher=Huainan No. 2 High School}}</ref>
* Huainan No.5 High School ({{lang|zh-Hans|淮南五中}})
* Huainan No.4 High School ({{lang|zh-Hans|淮南四中}})
* Fengtai No.1 High School ({{lang|zh-Hans|凤台一中}})
* Shouxian No.1 High School ({{lang|zh-Hans|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.
===Rail===
* [[Huainan railway station]], terminus of the [[Fuyang-Huainan Railway]] and [[Huainan Railway]]
* [[Huainan East railway station]] (high-speed services) on the [[Hefei–Bengbu high-speed railway]]
* [[Huainan South railway station]] (high-speed services) on the [[Shangqiu–Hangzhou high-speed railway]]
===Highway===
'''Expressways'''
* [[File:Anhui Expwy S17 sign no name.svg|x27px]] [[S17 Bengbu-Hefei Expressway|S17 Benghe Expressway]]
* [[File:Anhui Expwy S12 sign no name.svg|x27px]] [[S12 Chuzhou-Xincai Expressway|S12 Chuxin Expressway]]
'''National Highways'''
* [[File:Kokudou_206(China).svg|x27px]] [[China National Highway 206|G206]]
== Notable people ==
* [[Bai Yaoping]], major general
==See also==
*[[List of twin towns and sister cities in China]]
*[[Yuan You]]
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==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.huainan.gov.cn Government website of Huainan] {{in lang|zh|en|ko}}
*http://www.ah.xinhuanet.com/huainan/index.htm {{in lang|zh}}
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