In the recent list of megacities, Hefei is almost only one step away, according to anecdotal rumors or because of demographic caliber problems, etc.; but whatever the reason, the relevant data in Hefei city is still not sufficient and needs to be further expanded.
Map of Hefei
This has also caused a lot of heated discussion on the adjustment of Hefei's zoning again. In addition to the two popular districted alternatives in Feidong and Feixi, there is also another block of concern, which is the county-level Chaohu City retained by the prefecture-level Chaohu City ten years ago.
Hefei and Chaohu City, across the lake
As we all know, at that time, the main reason for the split of the prefecture-level Chaohu City was also a variety of opinions, some said that the original Chaohu City was not conducive to development between the two strong cities of Hefei and Wuhu; some said that it was because of further optimization and protection of the Chaohu Lake Basin and so on. However, from a historical point of view, Chaohu Lake has also been adjusted several times, and has been a special area of Chaohu Lake and the territory of Wuhu and Hefei; so it is said that the second adjustment in 2011 is also in line with the trend, in line with the law of today's urban development.
Map of chaohu city at the original location level
However, regarding the abolition of the prefecture-level Chaohu City at that time, why the Nest Area was not retained is a question that many people do not understand. However, if you rub shoulders with megacities this time, if you keep the Chao district instead of the county-level Chaohu City, Hefei can directly increase the urban population by nearly 800,000, even if you add the 400,000 population of Chaohu City, the population of Hefei Urban Area will reach about 550. It is not difficult to see that there is no suspense in Hefei's entry into megacities.