Wuzhou
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Wuzhou (simplified Chinese: 梧州; pinyin; (梧州市 Wuzhou City). Wuzhou is a prefecture-level city in China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
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[edit] Geography and climate
Wuzhou is located in eastern Guangxi bordering Guangdong province. It is at the confluence of the Gui River and the Xun River where they form the Xi River; 85% of all water in Guangxi flows through Wuzhou. Its area is 12,588 km².
Wuzhou is tropical/subtropical and monsoonal. The Tropic of Cancer bisects the city. Average annual temperature is 21.1°C and precipitation is 1500 mm. There are 1915 hours of sunlight annually.
[edit] Administration
Wuzhou has 1 city, 3 counties, and 3 districts.
City:
- Cenxi (岑溪市)
City Districts:
- Wangxiu (万秀区)
- Dieshan (蝶山区)
- Changzhou (长洲区)
Counties:
- Cangwu (苍梧县)
- Tengxian (藤县)
- Mengshan (蒙山县)
[edit] Demographics
Wuzhou's 2004 population was 2,870,000. The dominant ethnic group is Han but there are also Zhuang, Yao, Hakka, and others. Wuzhou has traditionally belonged to the Cantonese cultural and linguistic region, so most people speak the Wuzhou or dialect of Cantonese as well as Mandarin.
[edit] Economy
Among the agricultural products produced in the region of Wuzhou are Wuzhou honey dates (梧州蜜枣).
[edit] Transportation
Wuzhou's airport has flights to Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Macau, and Haikou and is cabable of handling Boeing 737s on its four runways.
Prefecture-level cities: Baise • Beihai • Chongzuo • Fangchenggang • Guigang • Guilin • Hechi • Hezhou • Laibin • Liuzhou • Nanning • Qinzhou • Wuzhou • Yulin
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