Huai'an

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Huái'ān Shì
淮安 市
Huai'an
淮安 夜景 .jpg
Huai'an (China)
Huai'an
Huai'an
Coordinates 33 ° 30 '  N , 119 ° 8'  E Coordinates: 33 ° 30 '  N , 119 ° 8'  E
Location of Huai'an in Jiangsu
Location of Huai'an in Jiangsu
Basic data
Country People's Republic of China
region East china
province Jiangsu
ISO 3166-2 CN-JS
status district-free city
structure 4 city districts, 3 districts
height 194 m
surface 10,072 km²
Residents 4,799,889 (2010)
density 476.6  Ew. / km²
Post Code 223000
Time zone China Standard Time (CST)
UTC +8
License Plate 苏 H
Website www.huaian.gov.cn

Huai'an ( Chinese  淮安 市 , Pinyin Huái'ān Shì ) is a district-free city with over 4.8 million inhabitants (2010 census) in the Chinese province of Jiangsu . 1.5 million people live in the actual urban settlement area of ​​Huai'an (as of 2010).

It is the hometown of the former Prime Minister of the People's Republic of China , Zhou Enlai , and the novelist Wu Cheng'en . To the north of Huai'an is the city of Suqian .

Administrative structure

At the county level, Huai'an is made up of four boroughs and three counties. These are:

  • District Qingjiangpu -清江浦区Qīngjiāngpǔ Qū ;
  • Hongze District - 洪泽 区Hóngzé Qū ;
  • Huai'an District - 淮安 区Huái'ān Qū ;
  • Huaiyin District - 淮阴 区Huáiyīn Qū ;
  • District Jinhu -金湖县Jinhu Xiàn ;
  • Xuyi County - 盱眙县Xūyí Xiàn ;
  • District Lianshui -涟水县Liánshuǐ Xiàn .
Jiaotong Pagoda

Transportation

tram

On December 28, 2015, the first line of the Huai'an tram went into operation. The 20.3 km long route runs from northwest to southeast and has 23 stops. There are 26 4-part tracks available, which were supplied by CRRC Zhuzhou. The line has no overhead line. The batteries are charged at the bus stops.

Town twinning

Huai'an lists the following sixteen twin cities :

city country since
Beer Sheva Coat of arms of Beersheba.svg IsraelIsrael Israel 2016
Cuenca Escudo de Cuenca (Ecuador) .png EcuadorEcuador Azuay, Ecuador 1993
Fiumicino, Rome Fiumicino-Stemma.png ItalyItaly Lazio, Italy 2015
Gregory, Homel Coat of Arms of Homiel, Belarus.svg BelarusBelarus Belarus 1997
Kashiwazaki Flag of Kashiwazaki, Niigata.svg JapanJapan Chūbu, Japan 2005
Kibichūō , Okayama Kibichuo Okayama chapter.JPG JapanJapan Chūgoku, Japan 2004
Kolpino Coat of Arms of Kolpino 1999.png RussiaRussia Saint Petersburg, Russia 2003
Lucca (province) Provincia di Lucca-Stemma.png ItalyItaly Tuscany, Italy 2000
Milton Keynes United KingdomUnited Kingdom Buckinghamshire, UK 2015
Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Coat of Arms of Magnitogorsk (Chelyabinsk oblast) .png RussiaRussia Urals, Russia 2017
Plock POL Plock COA.svg PolandPoland Mazovia, Poland 2010
Saint Thomas , Elgin CanadaCanada Ontario, Canada 2014
Sassnitz Coat of arms Sassnitz.svg GermanyGermany Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany 2007
Vénissieux , Lyon Blason Vénissieux.svg FranceFrance Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France 1988
Wanju Korea SouthSouth Korea Jeollabuk, South Korea 1999
Yorba Linda United StatesUnited States California, United States 1998

Web links

Commons : Huai'an  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jiangsu (China): Province, Cities & Counties - Population Statistics, Maps, Graphics, Weather and Web Information. Retrieved December 12, 2017 .
  2. ↑ 走进 江苏 行政 区划.江苏 省政府 门户 网站, May 18, 2018, accessed August 24, 2018 (Chinese).
  3. ^ Railway Gazette of January 29, 2016: Huai'an tram line opens (English) accessed on January 31, 2016
  4. ↑ 淮安 市 人民政府 外事 侨务 办公室. Retrieved October 21, 2017 .