Chuzhou, formerly known as Chuzhou, Liu Qing and Xinchang, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Anhui Province. It is located in the easternmost part of Anhui Province, bordering Nanjing in the east, Hefei in the west, Huaihe River in the north and Yangtze River in the south. It belongs to the hilly area between the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and Jianghuai, with a humid monsoon climate in the north subtropical zone. By the end of 2022, Chuzhou had jurisdiction over two districts, four counties and two county-level cities, with a total area of 13433 square kilometers, a permanent population of 4.05 million and an urbanization rate of 63. 12%.