Bengbu
Bengbu
蚌埠市 | |
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Clockwise from top: Longzi Lake District at night, the Bengbu Convention Center, the Jingtushan Scenic Area, and Shengli road facing west. | |
| Nickname: Pearl city (珠城) | |
Location of Bengbu City jurisdiction in Anhui | |
| Coordinates (Bengbu municipal government): 32°55′01″N 117°23′20″E / 32.917°N 117.389°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Anhui |
| County-level divisions | 7 |
| Township-level divisions | 74 |
| Municipal seat | Longzihu District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Zhou Chunyu (周春雨) |
| • Secretary of Municipal Party Committee | Chen Qitao (陈启涛) |
| Area | |
| 5,952.14 km2 (2,298.13 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 613.7 km2 (237.0 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 613.7 km2 (237.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| 3,296,408 | |
| • Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,336,093 |
| • Urban density | 2,200/km2 (5,600/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,968,027 |
| • Metro density | 3,200/km2 (8,300/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 199.0 billion US$ 29.3 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 59,963 US$ 9,295 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 233000 |
| Area code | 0552 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-AH-03 |
| License Plate Prefix | 皖C |
| Website | www |
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Bengbu (Chinese: 蚌埠; pinyin: Bèngbù; Wade–Giles: Peng-pu) is a city in northern Anhui Province, China. Its population was 3,296,408 registered residents at the 2020 census. 1,968,027 lived in the built-up area made of four Bengbu urban districts and Fengyang County in Chuzhou Prefecture, largely being conurbated. Its name means "Clam Wharf" in Chinese, echoing its former reputation as a freshwater pearl fishery.