Bozhou is a
prefecture-level city in northwestern
Anhui, China. It borders
Huaibei to the northeast,
Bengbu to the southeast,
Huainan to the south,
Fuyang to the southwest, and
Henan to the north. Its population was 4,850,657 at the 2010 census, of whom 1,409,436 lived in the built-up area made of Qiaocheng urban district, even though the county remains largely rural.