Huai'an
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Huai'an 淮安市 |
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| Prefecture-level city | |
Gate tower in Huai'an
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 Location of Huai'an City (yellow) in Jiangsu |
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 Huai'an
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| Coordinates: 33°30′N 119°8′E / 33.500°N 119.133°ECoordinates: 33°30′N 119°8′E / 33.500°N 119.133°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Jiangsu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hui Jianlin (惠建林) |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 10,072 km2 (3,889 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,130 km2 (1,210 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 3,130 km2 (1,210 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 4,799,889 |
| • Urban | 2,494,013 |
| • Urban density | 800/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,494,013 |
| • Metro density | 800/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code |
223000, 223200, 223300 |
| Area code(s) | 517 |
| GDP | ¥245.54 billion (2014) |
| GDP per capita | ¥50,736 (2014) |
| Major Nationalities | Han |
| County-level divisions | 8 |
| Township-level divisions | 127 |
| License Plate Prefix | 苏H |
| Website | huaian |
223000, 223200, 223300
(Urban center)
211600, 211700, 223100, 223400
(Other areas)
Huai'an (Chinese: 淮安; pinyin: Huái'ān), formerly called Huaiyin (simplified Chinese: 淮阴; traditional Chinese: 淮陰; pinyin: Huáiyīn) until 2001, is a prefecture-level city in central Jiangsu province of Eastern China. It borders Lianyungang, Suqian to the north, Yancheng to the northeast, Yangzhou to the southeast, and Chuzhou (Anhui) to the southwest.
As of the 2010 census the municipality had 4,799,889 inhabitants, of whom 2,494,013 lived in the four urban districts.
Most part of Huai'an lies in Jianghuai Plain, which gives it a flat landscape. There are a few hills inside Xuyi. The highest altitude in Huai'an is 200m. Huai'an also has a large number of lakes and rivers. The most famous include The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and Huai River. Hongze Lake, the fourth largest freshwater lake in China is in the south of Huai'an. On the south, it also has several smaller lakes.
The prefecture-level city of Huai'an administers 8 county-level divisions, including 4 districts and 4 counties.
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