Anhui Ranks 9th in China with 117 Development Zones

Anhui province is home to 117 development zones, ranking 9^th in China, local authorities said citing a catalogue of Chinese development zones.

The province accounted for 4.6 percent of the country’s total development zones, said the Department of Commerce.

There are 22 state-level development zones across the province, or 3.9 percent of the national total. That brings Anhui to the 9^th spot among 31 provincial-level regions in the country.

In breakdown, the province houses 12 national economic and technological development zones, ranking 4^th in China and following Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shandong provinces.

It took the 12^th place in the country in terms of the number of national hi-tech industrial develpment zone, which reaches 6.

The rest four are areas under special customs supervision.

95 development zones are at the provincial level, bringing the province to the 8^th in China.