Bengbu, literally 'Clam Wharf' or 'Oyster Quay', is a prefecture-level city with a population of 3,469,700 (including rural area) in northern Anhui province, People's Republic of China.

Bengbu has always been a hub of water and land communications in Anhui province, and a major distribution centre for the Huai basin. The name echoes its former reputation as a center of the freshwater pearl fishery.