Lu'an
prefecture-level city in Anhui, China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lu'an[1][2] (Chinese: 六安; pinyin: Lù'ān), is a prefecture-level city in western Anhui province, People's Republic of China, bordering Henan to the northwest and Hubei to the southwest. At the 2010 census, it had a total population of 5,612,590, whom 1,644,344 lived in the built-up area made of 2 urban districts. Neighbouring prefecture-level cities are the provincial capital of Hefei to the east, Anqing to the south, Huanggang (Hubei) and Xinyang (Henan) to the west, and Huainan and Fuyang to the north. Although the character "六" (literally: "six") is normally pronounced "Liù", in this case it changes to "Lù" on account of the historical literary reading.
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Lu'an
六安市 Liuan | |
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Winter farm landscape near Lu'an urban area | |
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Coordinates (Lu'an municipal government): 31°44′10″N 116°31′12″E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Anhui |
County-level divisions | 7 |
Township-level divisions | 196 |
Municipal seat | Jin'an District |
Government | |
• CPC Secretary | Sun Yunfei (孙云飞) |
• Mayor | Ye Luzhong (叶露中) |
Area | |
• Prefecture-level city | 18,393.41 km2 (7,101.74 sq mi) |
• Urban | 3,539.2 km2 (1,366.5 sq mi) |
• Metro | 3,579.2 km2 (1,381.9 sq mi) |
Population (2010 census) | |
• Prefecture-level city | 5,611,701 |
• Density | 310/km2 (790/sq mi) |
• Urban | 1,644,344 |
• Urban density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
• Metro | 1,644,344 |
• Metro density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
Area code | 0564 |
ISO 3166 code | CN-AH-15 |
License Plate Prefix | 皖N |
Administrative division code | 341500 |
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