Located in the hinterland of East China, north-central Anhui Province, adjacent to Chuzhou in the east, Hefei in the southeast, Lu 'an in the southwest, Fuyang in the west and Bozhou and Bengbu in the north. It belongs to warm temperate monsoon climate. The total area of the jurisdiction is 5533 square kilometers, covering 5 districts and 2 counties, 1 comprehensive experimental zone for social development and 2 development zones. Because Huainan is a prefecture-level city, Huainan is Huainan City, Anhui Province.