Suzhou, Anhui
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Suzhou 宿州市 |
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| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Anhui |
| County-level divisions | 5 |
| Township-level divisions | 118 |
| Municipal seat |
Yongqiao District (33°37′N 117°0′E / 33.617°N 117.000°E) |
| Government | |
| • CPC Secretary | Liang Weiguo (梁卫国) |
| • Mayor | Tang Chengpei (唐承沛) |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 9,939.8 km2 (3,837.8 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,906.92 km2 (1,122.37 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,906.92 km2 (1,122.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 5,352,924 |
| • Urban | 1,647,642 |
| • Urban density | 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,647,642 |
| • Metro density | 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 234000 |
| Area code(s) | 557 |
| GDP | ¥21.919 billion (2003) |
| GDP per capita | ¥3,696 |
| License Plate Prefix | 皖L |
| Major Nationalities | Han |
| Website | http://www.ahsz.gov.cn/ |
Suzhou (Chinese: 宿州; pinyin: Sùzhōu) formerly romanized as Suchow is a prefecture-level city in northern Anhui province. It borders the prefectural cities of Huaibei and Bengbu to the southwest and south respectively, the provinces of Jiangsu to the east, Shandong to the north, and Henan to the northwest.
Its population was 5,352,924 inhabitants at the 2010 census whom 1,647,642 lived in the built-up area (or metro) made of Yongqiao urban district, even though it stays largely rural.
Suzhou was formerly Su County (simplified Chinese: 宿县; traditional Chinese: 宿縣; pinyin: Sù Xiàn).
Suzhou administers five county-level divisions, including one district and four counties.
These are further divided into 118 township-level divisions.
Suzhou has a monsoon-influenced, humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa), 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 0.8 °C (33.4 °F). Summers are typically hot and humid, with a July average of 27.3 °C (81.1 °F). The annual mean is 14.73 °C (58.5 °F), while annual precipitation averages about 840 millimetres (33 in), a majority of which occurs from May to August.
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