Anhui Province Overview
China Business Promotion Division
Anhui Province Overview
Abbreviated Name Wan
Provincial Capital Hefei
Administrative
Divisions
16 cities and 62 counties
Secretary of the Provincial
Party Committee; Mayor
Zhang Baoshun;
Wang Xuejun
Shandong
Henan
Size 139,600 km2
Jiangsu
Anhui
Hubei
Annual Mean
Temperature
Zhejiang
16.6°C
Jiangxi
Annual Precipitation 1,014 mm
Official Government
URL
www.ah.gov.cn
Note: Personnel information as of September 2014
[Economic Scale]
Unit 2012 2013
National
Ranking
Share (%)
17,212 19,039 14 3.0
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) 100 Million RMB
Per Capita GDP RMB
N.A. 28,792 31,684 -
Value-added Industrial Output
7,614 N.A. N.A. N.A.
100 Million RMB
100 Million RMB
(enterprises above a designated size)
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery
Output
N.A. 3,728 N.A. N.A.
15,055 18,251 11 4.1
1,793 2,075 N.A. N.A.
3,961 4,352 N.A. N.A.
5,686 6,481 14 2.8
Total Investment in Fixed Assets 100 Million RMB
Fiscal Revenue 100 Million RMB
Fiscal Expenditure 100 Million RMB
Total Retail Sales of Consumer Goods 100 Million RMB
Foreign Currency Revenue from
Inbound Tourism
1,563 1,730 N.A. N.A.
Million USD
26,752 28,250 14 1.3
12,573 17,380 16 0.9
Export Value Million USD
Import Value Million USD
14,179 10,870 11 1.7
Export Surplus Million USD
39,325 45,630 14 1.1
Total Import and Export Value Million USD
Foreign Direct Investment Contracts No. of contracts
194 N.A. N.A. N.A.
Foreign Direct Investment Contracted
Amount
2,535 2,690 N.A. N.A.
Million USD
Million USD
Actual Foreign Direct Investment
Amount
10,690 8,638 94.0
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Unit 2012 2013
National
Ranking
Share (%)
21,024 23,114 15 -
7,161 8,098 20 -
Per Capita Disposable Income: Urban RMB
Per Capita Net Annual Income: Rural RMB
Source: The 2013 Anhui Statistical Yearbook, the Statistical Communiqué of the People's Republic of China on the 2013 National Economic and Social Development, and the Statistical Communiqué of the 2013 National Economy and Social Development of Anhui.
[Social Development]
Unit 2012 2013
(end-of-year)
Registered Population
Permanent Population
10,000 People 6,902 6,929
10,000 People 5,988 6,030
(end-of-year)
Total Stock of Water Resources 701 N.A.
100 million m3
Total Power Generation 100 million kWh 1,958 1,768
100 million kWh 1,361 Electricity Consumption N.A.
100 million ton-km Goods Transported 9,832 11,137
Passengers Transported 100 million passenger-km 1,855 2,119
Higher Education Institutions No. of institutions 107 106
No. of People Enrolled in Higher
Education
10,000 People 102 105
No. of Mobile Phone Users 10,000 People 3,610 3,959
10,000 People N.A. N.A.
No. of Internet Users
Source: The 2013 Anhui Statistical Yearbook and the Statistical Communiqué of the 2013 National Economy and Social Development of Anhui.
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[Investment Climate]
Geographical and Anhui Province is an inland province located in East China, through which the Yangtze River
Social Conditions and the Huai River run. The province borders Jiangsu Province and Zhejiang Province to the east, Hubei Province and Henan Province to the west, Jiangxi Province to the south, and Shandong Province to the north. Anhui Province has promoted the development of water transportation.
The area is rich in resources such as coal and iron ore. It also has abundant tourism resources, including World Heritage sites such as Mount Huangshan and the old villages.
Resource A total of 126 types of underground resources are estimated to exist in the area. Specifically,
Distribution the reserves of coal, iron, copper, and pyrite, etc., are one of the largest in the country.
Major Industries Automobiles, metallurgy, petrochemicals, machinery, electronics, spinning, food, etc.
Infrastructure Railways The area is home to the Jingjiu Railway (Beijing–Kowloon), Hewu
High-speed Railway (Hefei–Wuhan), Jinghu High-speed Railway (Beijing
–Shanghai), Nanjing-Anqing Intercity Railway, and the passenger-dedicated
Hefei-Bengbu High-speed Railway, etc. Under construction are the Zhengzhou-Hefei High-speed Railway, passenger-dedicated
Shangqiu-Hefei-Hangzhou High-speed Railway, and Hefu High-speed
Railway (Hefei–Fuzhou). The construction of the section in Anhui Province of the intercity Hefei-Anqing-Jiujiang High-speed Railway is scheduled to start in 2015. The construction of the Hefei-Lu'an Intercity Railway,
Hefei-Tongcheng Intercity Railway, and Hefei-Dingyuan Intercity Railway, etc., is currently being projected.
Expressways The area is also home to the Jingtai Expressway (Beijing–Taipei), Hushan
Expressway (Shanghai–Shaanxi), and Hurong Expressway
(Shanghai–Chengdu). The Huainan-Hefei section of the Jinan-Qimen
Expressway is under construction. The expansion of the section in Anhui
Province of the Jiguang Expressway (Jinan–Guangzhou) is also underway.
Ports The cities of Hefei, Bengbu, and Wuhu, which are located in areas along the Yangtze River, are equipped with container terminals that meet international standards. The second-phase construction of the Port of Hefei is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2014.
cross
Yangtze
River
Bridges to The area is home to the Tongling Bridge, Wuhu Yangtze River Bridge, and the Anqing Bridge. The construction of the Wuhu Yangtze River Railway
Bridge, to be used by the passenger-dedicated Shangqiu-Hefei-Hangzhou
High-speed Railway, is scheduled to start within 2014.
Airports The area is home to Hefei Xinqiao International Airport, Anqing Tianzhu
Mountain Airport, Huangshan Tunxi International Airport, Fuyang Xiguan
Airport, and Chizhou Jiuhuashan Airport, etc.
Civil aviation airports are under construction in Wuhu and Anqing, and are scheduled to open in 2020.
Subways Hefei Metro Lines 1, 2, and 3 are scheduled to open in December 2016, June
2017, and 2019, respectively.
Transportation and Rail By China Railway High-Speed (CRH), it takes approximately 4 hours from
Access Hefei to Beijing and approximately 3 hours from Hefei to Shanghai.
Air Regular flights operate from Hefei Xinqiao Airport to Osaka, Hong Kong,
Singapore, Seoul, and Bangkok.
Major Development National Ma'anshan Economic and Technological Development Area
Zones
Development Chuzhou Economic and Technological Development Area
Zones
Tongling Economic and Technological Development Area
Wuhu Economic and Technological Development Area
Hefei Economic and Technological Development Area
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Anqing Economic and Technological Development Area
Chizhou Economic and Technological Development Area
Huainan Economic and Technological Development Area
Lu'an Economic and Technological Development Area
Ningguo Economic and Technological Development Area
Tongcheng Economic and Technological Development Area
Wuhu New Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone
Hefei New Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone
Bengbu New Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone
Ma'anshan Cihu New Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone
Provincial-Le Anhui Bengbu Economic Development Zone vel Hefei Shushan Economic Development Zone
Development Hefei Baohe Industrial Park
Zones
Anhui Feixi Taohua Industrial Park, etc.
No. of Foreign 2,415 (No. of corporations; end No. of Japanese Invested N.A.
Invested Companies of 2012) Companies
Japanese Sister Kochi Prefecture
Cities/Prefectures
Recent Topics 1. On July 2, 2014, Mizuho Bank, Ltd. and Mizuho Bank (China), Ltd. signed business cooperation agreements with the Hefei Economic and Technological Development Area and the Hefei New Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone. Mizuho bank (China) will take advantage of its network of 18 offices in China to further strengthen its information service systems, such as for advising customers who have already expanded their business to the region covering a broad range of topics and for providing customers considering entering the market with information on the investment environment and with miscellaneous support when they actually enter the region.
2. On July 28, 2014, M G Chemicals, Luxembourg, announced that its subsidiary, M G
International, had established a joint venture, Anhui M G Guozhen Green Refinery
Co., Ltd., in Anhui Province together with Anhui Guozhen Co., Ltd., to construct the world’s largest cellulosic ethanol biorefinery.
3. In March 2014, the State Council approved the establishment of the Hefei
Comprehensive Bonded Zone, the first comprehensive bonded zone in Anhui Province.
4. In November 2013, the Tongcheng Economic and Technological Development Area was promoted to a national-level economic and technological development area.
Source: The 2013 Anhui Statistical Yearbook and the HP of the Anhui Province Government, etc.
(Compiled: September 2014)
N.A.: Data not available.
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