Huaibei ( ) is a prefecture-level city in northern
Anhui
province, People's
Republic of China
. It borders Suzhou to the east, Bengbu to the south, Bozhou to
the west, and the province of Henan
to the
north.
Administration
The
prefecture-level city of
Huaibei administers 4
county-level
divisions, including 3
districts and 1
county.
These are further divided into 43
township-level
divisions, including 20
towns, 8
townships and 15
subdistricts.
Natural environment
Geography
Situated
in western Anhui at , Huaibei is located at the junction of
Jiangsu
, Henan, and
Anhui. The city has three districts and one county with a
total area of 2.715 km² and a population of 2.04 million.
Natural resources
Huaibei has vast quantities of mineral reserves including
marble,
iron,
copper,
gold,
silver,
nickel,
cobalt,
fire clay and
limestone. It also possesses 2.726 million
tons of
coal.
Economy
Industry
Huaibei is the home to numerous chemical, construction, machinery,
textile, power, electronics, and mineral industrial firms. The city
has over 2,000 industrial enterprises, of which 22 large and
medium-sized ones are ran by the state.
The annual output of raw coal from Huaibei is 2,000 million tons,
ranking first in eastern China.
The power industry has also developed rapidly and is currently
ranked third in eastern China - Huaibei Power Station has a total
installed capacity of 950 MW and an annual electricity output of
620 GW. The Huaibei No. 2 Power Station, with the total installed
capacity of l.2 GW, is also being built.
The textile industry in Huaibei is ranked second in Anhui. It has
established a comprehensive system of printing and dyeing, wool and
silk spinning, and knitting processes. The textile firms have
200,000 spindles, 15,000 looms, with a printing & dyeing
capacity of 110 million meters.
Huaibei's winemaking industry is over 1,000 years old. The
Kouzi wine from the city has an annual output of 20,000
tons.
The construction industry is developing rapidly with an annual
cement output of 2 million tons.
The chemical industry focuses on industrial products such as
fertilizers,
coke,
sulphuric
acid, and
rubber.
The metallurgy, machinery, electronics, and food industries have
also produced more than 100 kinds of products have reached or been
approaching the national or international level.
Agriculture
Huaibei is the main agriculture base for producing and exporting
grain, cotton, and domestic animals. The main crops are wheat,
maize, cotton, broad bean, rice, and potato. Livestocks include
cattle, horse, pig, goat, rabbit, and domestic birds, etc. More
than 200,000 mu (130 km²) of land has been cultivated for
fisheries that contain a large number of fish, shrimps, and crabs.
The city is part of the National Agricultural Comprehensive
Development Zones in Huanghai and Huaihai.
Foreign trade
Huaibei is one of the ten largest coal exporting cities in China
and the largest exporter of textile products within Anhui Province.
A large exporting enterprise in the city is responsible for
producing 13 classes of over 100 kinds of export goods, among them
coal, textile, grain, oil, silk, ores, chemicals, and
pharmaceutical products.
These merchandise are then exported to more
than 80 countries and regions such as the United States
, Japan
, Australia, Canada
, Western Europe, Russia
, and
Hong
Kong
, etc.
Development zone
Huaibei has formed South Lake Economic and Technological
Development Zone and the Tanxikouzi Economic and Technological
Development Zone to attract foreign investors.
Transportation and communication
The
railways in the city are linked to Beijing-Shanghai Railway to
the east, Urumqi
-Lianyungang
Railway to the north, and Beijing-Kowloon
Railway to
the west. Six state and provincial highways run through the
city.
Qinglongshan Port in Huaibei opens to
Hongze
Lake
that connects to Yangtze River
. The city is also only 50 km away from
Xuzhou
Guanyin Airport.
The 550 MHz stations in Huaibei can receive televised programs from
more than 20 channels in China.
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