How many counties are there in Anhui Province?

There are 54 counties in Anhui Province.

* * * governs 16 prefecture-level cities in Anhui province, Hefei, the provincial capital, central Anhui province, 44 municipal districts, 7 county-level cities, 54 counties, 255 sub-district offices and 1249 townships.

946 towns, 303 townships (7 Hui townships, 7 Hui Manchu townships 1 each, and 1 She nationality township 1 each).

Anhui is located in the east of China and belongs to the eastern economic zone of China. Geographical location: east longitude11454'-11937', north latitude 29 4 1'-34 38'. It is located in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and Huaihe River, in the hinterland of the Yangtze River Delta, bordering Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the east, Hubei and Henan in the west, Jiangxi in the south and Shandong in the north, with a width of 450 kilometers from east to west and a length of 570 kilometers from north to south. Anhui is located in a low altitude area, with an average elevation of 1 19.3 meters.

The jurisdiction area is 14.0 1 10,000 square kilometers, and the land area is139,400 square kilometers, accounting for 1.45% of the whole country, ranking 22nd. It spans the Yangtze River, Huaihe River and Xin 'anjiang River, forming three natural regions: Huaibei Plain, Jianghuai Hilly and Southern Anhui Mountainous Area. The Yangtze River flows through Anhui for 400 kilometers, Huaihe River flows through the province for 430 kilometers, and Xin 'anjiang River flows through the province for 242 kilometers.

There are various types of plains, plateaus (hillsides), hills and mountains in Anhui Province, which can be divided into five landform areas, namely Huaihe Plain, Jianghuai Plateau Hilly Area, Western Anhui Hilly Area, Riverside Plain and Southern Anhui Hilly Area, accounting for 30.48%, 65,438+07.56%, 9.99% and 24.938+0 respectively.

reference data

Anhui Province _ Baidu Encyclopedia