Bengbu

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Bengbu 蚌埠市
Prefecture-level city
Clockwise from top: Longzi Lake District at night, the Bengbu Convention Center, the Jingtushan Scenic Area, and Shengli road facing west.
Nickname:  Pearl city (珠城)
Location of Bengbu City jurisdiction in Anhui
Coordinates (Bengbu municipal government): 32°55′01″N 117°23′20″E / 32.917°N 117.389°E / 32.917; 117.389
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Anhui
County-level divisions	7
Township-level divisions	74
Municipal seat	Longzihu District
Government
• Mayor	Zhou Chunyu (周春雨)
• Secretary of Municipal Party Committee	Chen Qitao (陈启涛)
Area
• Prefecture-level city	5,952.14 km2 (2,298.13 sq mi)
• Urban	613.7 km2 (237.0 sq mi)
• Metro	613.7 km2 (237.0 sq mi)
Population  (2020 census)[1]
• Prefecture-level city	3,296,408
• Density	550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
• Urban	1,336,093
• Urban density	2,200/km2 (5,600/sq mi)
• Metro	1,968,027
• Metro density	3,200/km2 (8,300/sq mi)
GDP[2]
• Prefecture-level city	CN¥ 199.0 billion US$ 29.3 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 59,963 US$ 9,295
Time zone	UTC+8 (CST)
Postal code	233000
Area code	0552
ISO 3166 code	CN-AH-03
License Plate Prefix	皖C
Website	www.bengbu.gov.cn

Bengbu (Chinese: 蚌埠; pinyin: Bèngbù; Wade–Giles: Peng-pu) is a city in northern Anhui Province, China. Its population was 3,296,408 registered residents at the 2020 census. 1,968,027 lived in the built-up area made of four Bengbu urban districts and Fengyang County in Chuzhou Prefecture, largely being conurbated. Its name means "Clam Wharf" in Chinese, echoing its former reputation as a freshwater pearl fishery.