Bengbu has universities such as Bengbu Medical University, Anhui Finance College, Bengbu College, Bengbu Business College, Anhui Electronic Information Vocational and Technical College, and Bengbu Economic and Technical Vocational College. Bengbu City is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of People's Republic of China (PRC) and Anhui Province, also known as Mingzhu City. Bengbu City is located in the north of Anhui Province. The total area of the jurisdiction is 595 1 km2, and the urban area is about 969 km2. Jurisdiction over 4 districts and 3 counties. By the end of 20021,the permanent population of Bengbu was 33 1.7 million.