Chuzhou
Chuzhou () is a prefecture-level city in eastern Anhui Province, China. It borders the provincial capital of Hefei to the south and southwest, Huainan to the west, Bengbu to the northwest, and the province of Jiangsu to the east. According to the 2020 Census, the city of Chuzhou has a registered population of 3,987,054 inhabitants, whom 1,198,719 lived in the built-up ("or metro") area made of 2 urban districts and now Lai'an county largely being urbanized. Nevertheless, 7,260,240 persons declared to be permanent residents. Its proximity to Nanjing and the building of a 54.4 km Metro line to  Nanjing North station is transforming the city in a new Nanjing outer suburb. Climate. Chuzhou has a monsoon-influenced, humid subtropical climate (Köppen "Cfa"), 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 . Summers are typically hot and humid, with a July average of . The annual mean is , while annual precipitation averages , a majority of which occurs from May to August. Administration. The prefecture-level city of Chuzhou administers 8 county-level divisions, including 2 districts, a sub-prefecture-level city (Tianchang), a  county-level city and 4 counties. The population information here presented uses 2010 census data of permanent residents. These are further divided into 178 township-level divisions, including 86 towns, 78 townships and 14 subdistricts. Tourism. Langya temple and the Deep Elegant Lake, located nearby, are popular tourist destinations.