Bengbu

{{Expand Chinese|topic=geo|date=November 2010}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Bengbu | official_name = | other_name = | native_name = 蚌埠市 | native_name_lang = zh | nickname = Pearl city ({{lang|zh|珠城}}) | motto = 蚌埠住了 (literally: can't hold back) | settlement_type = Prefecture-level city | total_type = | image_skyline = {{multiple image | border = infobox | total_width = 290 | image_style = border:1; | perrow = 1/2/2 | image1 = 蚌埠市龙子湖区.jpg | image2 = Bengbu Shengli Rd. Wast Orientation.jpg | image3 = 蚌埠会展中心.jpg | image4 = Bengbu Zhanggong Mountain and Zhanggong Lake.jpg | image5 = }} | image_size = | image_caption = '''Clockwise from top:''' Longzi Lake District at night, the Bengbu Convention Center, the Jingtushan Scenic Area, and Shengli road facing west. | image_seal = | seal_size = | image_shield = | shield_size = | image_blank_emblem = | blank_emblem_type = | blank_emblem_size = | image_map = Location of Bengbu Prefecture within Anhui (China).png | mapsize = | map_caption = Location of Bengbu City jurisdiction in Anhui | image_map1 = | mapsize1 = | map_caption1 = | image_dot_map = | dot_mapsize = | dot_map_caption = | dot_x = | dot_y =  | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = People's Republic of China | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Anhui | subdivision_type2 = County-level divisions | subdivision_name2 = 7 | subdivision_type3 = Township-level divisions | subdivision_name3 = 74 | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | seat_type = Municipal seat | seat = Longzihu District | parts_type = | parts_style =  | parts =  | p1 = | p2 =  | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = CPC Secretary | leader_name = | leader_title1 = Mayor | leader_name1 = Zhou Chunyu ({{lang|zh|周春雨}}) | leader_title2 = Secretary of Municipal Party Committee | leader_name2 = Chen Qitao ({{lang|zh-hans|陈启涛}}) | leader_title3 = | leader_name3 = | leader_title4 = | leader_name4 = | established_title =  | established_date = | established_title1 =  | established_date1 = | established_title2 =  | established_date2 = | established_title3 = | established_date3 = | founder = | named_for = | area_magnitude =  | unit_pref =  | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 5952.14 | area_land_km2 =  | area_water_km2 = | area_water_percent = | area_urban_km2 = 613.7 | area_metro_km2 = 613.7 | area_blank1_title = | area_blank1_km2 = | elevation_footnotes =  | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = | elevation_max_m = | elevation_max_ft = | elevation_min_m = | elevation_min_ft = | population_as_of = 2020 census | population_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web |title=China: Ānhuī (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map |url=http://www.citypopulation.de/php/china-anhui-admin.php}}</ref> | population_note = | population_total = 3296408 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_metro = 1968027 | population_density_metro_km2 = auto | population_urban = 1336093 | population_density_urban_km2 = auto | population_blank1_title = | population_blank1 = | population_density_blank1_km2 = | demographics_type2 = GDP<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=《安徽统计年鉴2022》电子查阅版 |url=http://tjj.ah.gov.cn/oldfiles/tjj/tjjweb/tjnj/2022/index.htm |website=tjj.ah.gov.cn |access-date=2022-10-18 |archive-date=2022-10-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018145816/http://tjj.ah.gov.cn/oldfiles/tjj/tjjweb/tjnj/2022/index.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> | demographics2_title1 = Prefecture-level city | demographics2_info1 = CN¥ 199.0 billion US$ 29.3 billion | demographics2_title2 = Per capita | demographics2_info2 = CN¥ 59,963 US$ 9,295 | timezone = CST | utc_offset = +8 | coordinates = {{coord|32.917|N|117.389|E|type:adm2nd_region:CN-34_source:Gaode|format=dms|display=it}} | coor_pinpoint = Bengbu municipal government | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 233000 | area_code = 0552 | iso_code = CN-AH-03 | blank_name = GDP | blank_info = | blank1_name = GDP per capita | blank1_info = | blank2_name = License Plate Prefix | blank2_info = {{lang|zh-cn|皖C}} | blank3_name =  | blank3_info = | website = {{URL|www.bengbu.gov.cn}} | footnotes = }} '''Bengbu''' ({{zh|s={{linktext|蚌埠}}|p=Bèngbù|w=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.

==Administration== The prefecture-level city of Bengbu administers seven county-level divisions, including four districts and three counties.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-11 |title=蚌埠市统计用区划代码 |trans-title=Bengbu City Area code for statistical purposes |url=https://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2023/34/3403.html |website=National Bureau of Statistics |language=zh}}</ref> {|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;" !colspan="5"| Map |- |colspan="5" | <div style="position: relative" class="center"> {{Image label begin|image=Administrative Division Bengbu.png|width=620|link=}} {{Image label|x=420|y=530|scale=620/950|text='''Bengshan'''}} {{Image label|x=492|y=490|scale=620/950|text='''Longzihu'''}} {{Image label|x=360|y=515|scale=620/950|text='''Yuhui'''}} {{Image label|x=400|y=410|scale=620/950|text='''Huaishang'''}} {{Image label|x=170|y=370|scale=620/950|text='''Huaiyuan County'''}} {{Image label|x=700|y=270|scale=620/950|text='''Wuhe County'''}} {{Image label|x=430|y=180|scale=620/950|text='''Guzhen County'''}} {{Image label end}} </div> |- ! Name ! Chinese ! Hanyu Pinyin ! Post Code |- | Longzihu District | {{lang|zh-hans|龙子湖区}} | Lóngzǐhú Qū | 233000 |- | Bengshan District | {{lang|zh-hans|蚌山区}} | Bèngshān Qū | 233000 |- | Yuhui District | {{lang|zh-hans|禹会区}} | Yǔhuì Qū | 233000 |- | Huaishang District | {{lang|zh-hans|淮上区}} | Huáishàng Qū | 233000 |- | Huaiyuan County | {{lang|zh-hans|怀远县}} | Huáiyuǎn Xiàn | 233400 |- | Wuhe County | {{lang|zh-hans|五河县}} | Wǔhé Xiàn | 233300 |- | Guzhen County | {{lang|zh-hans|固镇县}} | Gùzhèn Xiàn | 233700 |- |}

These are further divided into 74 township-level divisions, including 36 towns, 19 townships and 19 subdistricts.

==Geography== Bengbu is located in the southeast of the North China Plain, on the Huai River. The built up urbanized area is divided into two parts: greater Bengbu on the south bank of the river and little Bengbu on the north bank. Dragon Lake is on the East side of the urbanized area. On the other side of the lake is the university district, containing four institutions of higher learning.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-18 |title=蚌埠城市概况 |trans-title=Bengbu City Profile |url=https://www.bengbu.gov.cn/zjbb/csgk/index.html |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=Bengbu City People's Government |language=zh}}</ref>

==Climate== The area has a four-season humid subtropical climate with strong monsoon influences (Köppen climate classification ''Cwa''), cool, sometimes cold, winters, and hot and humid summers. The area lies in a climatic transition zone, as it is on the Qin Ling−Huai River boundary between the climatic regimes of northern and southern China. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from {{convert|2.0|°C|1}} in January to {{convert|28.1|°C|1}} in July, and the annual mean is {{convert|15.76|°C|1}}. A majority of the annual precipitation occurs from June to August. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 44% in March to 56% in August, the city receives 2,168 hours of bright sunshine annually.

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==History==

In ancient times, the Dongyi peoples inhabited this area and were collectively known as the Huaiyi after the Huai River. During the late Western Zhou Period and the early Spring and Autumn period, the Dongyi became increasingly sinicized. During the late Spring and Autumn period, the once-powerful Dongyi state of Xu was pressured from all directions and destroyed through a series of wars with its neighbors, such as the Chu State and the Wu State. Another Dongyi State was the small Zhongli State, which was a part of the Huaiyi Confederation led by the State of Xu. Tombs belonging to the royalty of the Zhongli State were discovered in excavations between 2005 and 2008 near Fengyang. Eventually, the Huaiyi peoples were assimilated.

Bengbu has always been a hub of water and land communications in Anhui province, and a major distribution centre for the Huai basin.

In 1948, during the Chinese Civil War, the Communist People's Liberation Army won a decisive victory over Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist (KMT) forces near Bengbu, in the Huaihai Campaign.

==Economy==

===Industry=== Bengbu is now a famous food city in Anhui province. Food-related industries account for 44% of the city's industrial production. The city's other industries include engineering works, textiles, glass making, chemicals, and electronics. The light textile holds an important position in the industrial structure. Bengbu is the only city in China that can produce a full range of glass required for the display industry. The world's thinnest 0.12 mm ultra-thin touch glass and 30-micron flexible foldable glass (UTG) used in foldable screen phones are both mass-produced here<ref name =bb>{{Cite web|url=https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20260504A04XZ200|title=安徽最早有机场的城市，终于有了自己的新机场|date= 4 May 2026}}</ref>.

===Agriculture=== Bengbu is teeming with oil, vegetables, meat and aquatic products. Bengbu is a large producer of peanuts. The pomegranates from Huaiyuan (a county of Bengbu), have a high reputation in China. In Wuhe (a county of Bengbu), the crabs are also famous.

==Culture== Pollution in the village of Qiugang, a suburb of Bengbu, was the subject of the 2010 film ''The Warriors of Qiugang'', an 83rd Academy Awards nominee. The Bengbu Stadium is located in the city. The 15,000-capacity stadium is used mostly for football matches.

==Food== Bengbu cuisine, along with northern Anhui cuisine, is similar to cuisine from nearby Henan and Shandong provinces, as well as Xuzhou cuisine in northern Jiangsu province.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}

==Transportation== [[File:China Railways DF11 0350.jpg|thumb|right|A China Railways DF11 diesel locomotive at Bengbu Railway Station]] The city is on the Jinghu Railway, with hourly direct trains to Beijing, Shanghai and other large cities. Bengbu South Railway Station is served by the high-speed Beijing-Shanghai Railway.

Bengbu Airport, which was relocated from the city's central urban area around the turn of the 21st century. A new Bengbu Tenghu Airport begin commenced operations from 29 April 2026<ref name =bb/> in the district north of the Huai river.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}

Construction on the Bengbu Metro started in 2019 and is due to be completed in 2023.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}

==Colleges and universities== * Anhui University of Finance and Economics ({{zh|labels=no|s=财经大学}}) * Bengbu Medical College ({{zh|labels=no|s=蚌埠医科大学}}) * Bengbu College ({{zh|labels=no|s=蚌埠学院}}) * Bengbu Tank College (Army) * Thirteenth Flying Academy (Air Force)

==Notable inhabitants== See :Category:People from Bengbu

== Twinnings == * {{flagicon|ITA}} Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy, since 1988 * {{flagicon|Japan}} Settsu, Osaka, Japan * {{flagicon|UK}} Tameside, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom * {{flagicon|Hungary}} Szolnok, Hungary

==See also== * '''''{{portal-inline|China}}'''''

==References== {{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}

==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20190330224518/http://www.bengbu.gov.cn/ Government website of Bengbu] (in Simplified Chinese)

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