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Tongling

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Also known as Tongling Shi

Tongling () is a prefecture-level city in southern Anhui province of China. A river port along the Yangtze River, Tongling borders Wuhu to the east, Chizhou to the southwest and Anqing to the west.

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Settlement.name
Tongling
Settlement.native_name
铜陵市
Settlement.native_name_lang
zh-Hans
Settlement.settlement_type
Prefecture-level city
Settlement.image_caption
Clockwise from top: skyline, wall sculpture depicting Tongling as the "capital of copper", Tongling from the far side of the Yangtze, and the University of Tongling.
Settlement.image_map
Location of Tongling Prefecture within Anhui (China).png
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Tongling City jurisdiction in Anhui
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Tongling municipal government
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
People's Republic of China
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Anhui
Settlement.subdivision_type2
County-level divisions
Settlement.subdivision_name2
3 districts1 county
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Township-level divisions
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Municipal seat
Settlement.seat
Tongguan District
Settlement.leader_title
CPC Secretary

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Wikidata facts

Official name
铜陵市
Population
1311726
Area
2922.6
Official website
www.tl.gov.cn
Image
Tongling Urban Landscape.jpg
Dialing code
0562
Licence plate code
皖G
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postal code
244000
Commons category
Tongling
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11 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • Administration
  • Transport
  • Rail
  • Twin towns
  • Culture
  • Local Products
  • References
  • External links

Tongling () is a prefecture-level city in southern Anhui province of China. A river port along the Yangtze River, Tongling borders Wuhu to the east, Chizhou to the southwest and Anqing to the west.

As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,311,726 inhabitants whom 842,675 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of 3 urban districts. At the end of 2024 and the beginning of 2025, the permanent population will be 1.302 million. The asteroid 12418 Tongling was named after the city.

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