Is Hefei a first-tier city or a second-tier city?

Hefei is the capital of Anhui. Some people think that Hefei is not a well-known city, but its economy is developing well. In 2020, Hefei's GDP has exceeded the mark. It is obvious that Hefei is a city that makes a fortune quietly, and the city is obviously a dark horse.

Hefei, referred to as "Lu" or "He", was called Luzhou, Luyang and Hefei in ancient times. It is a prefecture-level city and provincial capital under the jurisdiction of Anhui Province, the central city of Hefei metropolitan area, the sub-central city of China Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration approved by the State Council, an important scientific research and education base, modern manufacturing base and comprehensive transportation hub in China.

By 2022, the city will have jurisdiction over four districts and four counties, with a total area of 11445 square kilometers, a permanent population of 9.634 million, an urban population of 8154,000 and an urbanization rate of 84.64%.

Hefei is located in the east of China, in the middle of Anhui Province, between Jianghuai and the west wing of the Yangtze River Delta, between 30 57' and 32 32' north latitude and116 41'-17 58 east longitude. Hefei has a subtropical humid monsoon climate with four distinct seasons.

Hefei's economic and cultural heritage;

Hefei is the core city of Wanjiang City Belt to undertake industrial transfer demonstration zone, the central city of G60 Science and Technology Corridor, the strategic dual-node city of "Belt and Road" and Yangtze River Economic Belt, a comprehensive national science center, a member city of the World Science and Technology Cities Alliance, and a national science and technology innovation pilot city.

Hefei area is one of the important birthplaces of Chinese civilization, so it is named because both Donghe Feihe River and Nanhe Feihe River originated here. The representative cultures in history are Luzhou culture and Wanjiang culture.

In the history of more than 3000 years, there are 2 100 years of county governance and 1400 years of government governance, and several of them are state and county governance. It is an important administrative center, commercial port and military center in the Jianghuai area, and is known as "the right throat of Huaihe River, the lips and teeth of Jiangnan", "the first county of Jianghuai, the crossroads of Wu Chu" and "the hometown of the Three Kingdoms and Bao Zheng".