chuzhou city introduction

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·area:13326 square kilometre
·longitude:118° 18' 东
·latitude:32° 18' 北
·altitude:32 m
·population:425 0000
·postcode:239001
·areacode:0550
 
    Chuzhou (Chinese: 滁州; pinyin: Chúzhōu) is a prefecture-level city in eastern Anhui province, People's Republic of China. It borders the provincial capital of Hefei to the southwest, Huainan to the west, Bengbu to the northwest, Chaohu to the south, and the province of Jiangsu to the east.


Administration
The prefecture-level city of Chuzhou administers 8 county-level divisions, including 2 districts, A sub-prefecture-level cityTianchang ,a county level cities and 4 counties.

Langya District (琅琊区)
Nanqiao District (南谯区)
Tianchang City (天长市)
Mingguang City (明光市)
Quanjiao County (全椒县)
Lai'an County (来安县)
Dingyuan County (定远县)
Fengyang County (凤阳县)
These are further divided into 178 township-level divisions, including 86 towns, 78 townships and 14 subdistricts.


Education
Chuzhou University
Chuzhou Radio and TV University

Notable people
Zhu Yuanzhang (1328 - 1398), founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty
Wu Jingzi (1701 - 1754), Qing Dynasty writer, author of The Scholars