Hefei

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Hefei

Total population

9,369,881

Air quality index

35Good

WeatherAvg high 71°F

Coordinates31.87°, 117.28°

Demographic figures from National Bureau of Statistics of China. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Hefei is the capital of Anhui province, China. A prefecture-level city, it is the political, economic, and cultural center of Anhui. Its population was 9,369,881 as of the 2020 census. Its built-up area is made up of four urban districts plus Feidong, Feixi and Changfeng counties being urbanized, and was home to 7,754,481 inhabitants. Located in the central portion of the province, it borders Huainan to the north, Chuzhou to the northeast, Wuhu to the southeast, Tongling to the south, Anqing to the southwest and Lu'an to the west. A natural hub of communications, Hefei is situated to the north of Chao Lake and stands on a low saddle crossing the northeastern extension of the Dabie Mountains, which forms the divide between the Huai and Yangtze rivers.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Chen-ning Yang

Chinese physicist (1922–2025)

Ding Ruchang

Chinese admiral

Li Hongzhang

Chinese politician, general and diplomat; governor of Zhili of the late Qing dynasty; Trade Minister of the Beiyang Government (1823–1901)

Jin Jing

Chinese fencer

Xu Yuanyuan

Chinese chess player

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Li Na

Chinese diver

Jin Yunpeng

Chinese general (1877-1951)

Duan Zhigui

Chinese politician (1869-1925)

Gong Xinzhan

Chinese politician (1871-1943)

Wu Zhongxin

General and politician (1884-1959)

Liu Mingchuan

Chinese general, first governor of Chinese province of Taiwan (1836-1896)

Sun Li-jen

Chinese general and politician (1900-1990)

Yang Yuanqing

Chinese businessman

Nie Shicheng

Chinese Qing Dynasty general (1836–1900)

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Wu Xinzhi

Chinese anthropologist (1928–2021)

Chin Kung

Taiwanese monk (1927–2022)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Anhui

• Feihe
  4.5 mi away · pop. 160,000
• Gangji
  8.1 mi away
• Sanshigang
  10.4 mi away
• Feidong
  11.3 mi away · pop. 313,000
• Yuantuan
  16.3 mi away
• Buli
  20.9 mi away
• Chang Zhen
  23.1 mi away
• Zaojia
  26.5 mi away
• Xianzong
  42.5 mi away · pop. 60,447
• Chunqiu
  43.4 mi away
• Danjiabu
  47.3 mi away
• Pengta
  49.7 mi away

Browse all places in Anhui →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Hefei

Transformation of science and technology into productive power

International Conference on Production Research (11th 1991 Hefei Shi, China) · 1991

Research basins and hydrological planning

International Conference on Research Basins and Hydrological Planning (Hefei Shi, China) · 2004

QCD, electro-weak interaction and their grand unification

Summer School in Particle Physics (1981 Hefei, Anhui, China) · 1986

Anhui Hefei shi xi diao cha ri ji

Shichang Zhao · 1977

Anhui Shang Zhou jin wen hui bian

Hefei Sun · 2016

Hefei Shi zhi

1999

安徽省合肥市地名录

合肥市地名委员会 · 1989

Anhui tie hua

Anhui sheng bo wu guan, Hefei, China · 1959

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Syntormon flexibilis

Syntormon flexibilis

Seen 2026-06-18

Ampelophaga rubiginosa

Ampelophaga rubiginosa

Seen 2026-06-12

Oriental Magpie

Pica serica

Seen 2026-06-12

Phytomia zonata

Phytomia zonata

Seen 2026-06-11

Eophileurus chinensis

Eophileurus chinensis

Seen 2026-05-28

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Seen 2026-05-27

Spotted Lanternfly

Lycorma delicatula

Seen 2026-05-27

Pied Skimmer

Pseudothemis zonata

Seen 2026-05-27

Six-spotted Zigzag Ladybird

Cheilomenes sexmaculata

Seen 2026-05-27

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

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