Bengbu

Bengbu ( Chinese 蚌埠市 , Pinyin Bèngbù Shì ) is the third largest city in the Chinese province of Anhui . As a district-free city , it has an area of 5945 km² and around 3.33 million inhabitants (2016). 793,866 people live in the actual urban settlement area of Bengbu (2010 census).

Administrative structure

At the district level, Bengbu consists of four urban districts and three districts:

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#	Surname	chin.	Pinyin	Population (2003)	Area (km²)	Population density (/ km²)
Townships
1	Bengshan	蚌山区	Bèngshān Qū	220,000	83	2,651	Center, seat of the city government
2	Longzihu	龙子湖区	Lóngzǐhú Qū	230,000	162	1 420
3	Yuhui	禹会区	Yǔhuì Qū	220,000	125	1,760
4th	Huaishang	淮上区	Huáishàng Qū	200,000	232	862
Circles
5	Huaiyuan	怀远县	Huáiyuǎn Xiàn	1,260,000	2,400	525	Main town: Chengguan Municipality (城关镇)
6th	Woe	五河县	Wǔhé Xiàn	700,000	1 580	443	Main town: Chengguan Municipality (城关镇)
7th	Guzhen	固镇县	Gùzhèn Xiàn	600,000	1 363	440	Main town: Chengguan Municipality (城关镇)

Ethnic breakdown of the population Bengbus (2000)

The 2000 census counted 3,288,329 residents in Bengbu.

Name of the people	Residents	proportion of
Han	3,253,062	98.93%
Hui	32,662	0.99%
Mongols	639	0.02%
Manju	387	0.01%
Yi	301	0.01%
Zhuang	279	0.01%
Miao	225	0.01%
Others	774	0.02%

location

The city is located about 1000 km south of Beijing and 120 km north of the provincial capital Hefei . It is divided in two by the Huai River .

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Bengbu is located on the railway line from Guangzhou to Beijing and from Shanghai to reach in about five hours. The nearest airport is in Nanjing, about 200 km away .

economy

The inner city is characterized by the contrast between the old Chinese way of life and modern influences. As in most of the larger cities in the Middle Kingdom, there is a colorful mix of mobile and stationary cookshops, hawkers, karaoke bars, mini-shops and modern department stores.