Chuzhou

Chuzhou is a prefecture-level city in eastern Anhui Province, China. It borders the provincial capital of Hefei to the south and southwest, Huainan to the west, Bengbu to the northwest, and the province of Jiangsu to the east. According to the 2010 Chinese census, the city of Chuzhou has a registered population of 3,987,054 inhabitants, of whom 1,198,719 live in the built-up (or metro) area made of two urban districts, with Lai'an County now largely being urbanized. Nevertheless, 7,260,240 persons declared to be permanent residents.

Climate
Chuzhou has a monsoon-influenced, humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa), with four distinct seasons. Winters are cold and damp, with average low temperatures in January dipping just below freezing; the January 24-hour average temperature is 2.6 C. Summers are typically hot and humid, with a July average of 27.6 C. The annual mean is 15.9 C, while annual precipitation averages 1074.7 mm, a majority of which occurs from May to August.

Administration
The prefecture-level city of Chuzhou administers eight county-level divisions, including two districts, a sub-prefecture-level city (Tianchang), a county-level city and four counties. The population information here presented uses 2010 census data of permanent residents.

These are further divided into 178 township-level divisions, including 86 towns, 78 townships and 14 subdistricts.

China Railway

 * Chuzhou railway station
 * Chuzhou North railway station

Metro

 * Line S4 (Nanjing Metro) connects Chuzhou railway station with Lai'an County.

Tourism
Mount Langya in Chuzhou is a National Forest Park, National Scenic Area and 4A Tourism Attraction, the mountain is one of Anhui's five biggest scenic attractions.

Education

 * Chuzhou University (CZHU, )
 * Chuzhou Radio and TV University

Notable people

 * Zhu Yuanzhang (1328–1398), founding emperor of the Ming dynasty
 * Wu Jingzi (1701–1754), Qing dynasty writer, author of the satirical novel The Scholars
 * Lu Yuanjiu (born 1920), physicist
 * Jiang Shan (born 1962), former Communist Party secretary of the city, dismissed for corruption
 * Qiu Jianliang, professional kickboxer
 * Ouyang Feng, sanshou fighter and professional kickboxer