Bengbu (Chinese: 蚌埠; pinyin: Bèngbù; literally "Clam Wharf" or "Oyster Quay"; often incorrectly pronounced Fengfu; other spellings: P'engpu, Bangbu, Pang-pu or Peng-pu) is a prefecture-level city with a population of 585,000 in northern Anhui province, People's Republic of China. The city is twinned with Tameside in Greater Manchester, England.