Hezhou () is a

prefecture-level city A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. During the Republican era, many of Chi ...

in the northeast of the

Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Guangxi (; ; alternately romanized as Kwanghsi; ; za, Gvangjsih, italics=yes), officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in South China and bordering Vietnam ( ...

, People's Republic of China.

Geography and climate

Hezhou is located in northeastern Guangxi. It borders

Hunan Hunan (, ; ) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the South Central China region. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangx ...

to the north and

Guangdong Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020 ...

to the east. The area is . The average elevation is and the highest is above sea-level. The city has a

monsoon A monsoon () is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annual latitudinal oscil ...

-influenced

humid subtropical climate A humid subtropical climate is a zone of climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between latitudes 25° and 40° ...

(

Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, nota ...

''Cfa'') with mild, damp winters and hot and wet summers. The yearly average temperature is , and annual precipitation is .

Administration

Hezhou has 2

urban district Urban district may refer to: * District * Urban area * Quarter (urban subdivision) * Neighbourhood Specific subdivisions in some countries: * Urban districts of Denmark * Urban districts of Germany * Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland) (his ...

s, 2

counties A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...

, and 1

autonomous county Autonomous counties () and autonomous banners () are county-level autonomous administrative divisions of China. The two are essentially identical except in name. There are 117 autonomous counties and three autonomous banners. The latter are ...

. Urban District: *

Babu District Babu () is a district of the city of Hezhou, Guangxi Guangxi (; ; alternately romanized as Kwanghsi; ; za, Gvangjsih, italics=yes), officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of ...

() *

Pinggui District Pinggui District (; za, Bingzgvei Gih) is one of two urban districts of the city of Hezhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. The district lies in the western part of the city proper of Hezhou, it was formed from one subdistrict, one towns ...

() Counties: *

Zhongshan County Zhongshan County (; za, Cunghsanh Yen) is a county in the northeast of Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Hezhou Hezhou () is a prefecture-level city in the northeast of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous ...

() *

Zhaoping County Zhaoping County (; za, Cauhbingz Yen) is a county in the east of Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Hezhou Hezhou () is a prefecture-level city in the northeast of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region ...

() Autonomous County: *

Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County () is an autonomous county of northeastern Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of Hezhou City. Administrative divisions As of January 2016, Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County has nine towns and three townships u ...

()

Demographics

Hezhou was home to 2,007,858 inhabitants as of the

2020 Chinese census The Seventh National Population Census of the People's Republic of China (), also referred to as the 2020 Chinese Census, was the seventh national census conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Census w ...

whom 1,411,212 lived in the built-up (''or metro'') area made of Babu and Pinggui urban districts and Zhongshan county largely being urbanized. Ethnic groups include Zhuang, Han, Yao,

Miao Miao may refer to: * Miao people, linguistically and culturally related group of people, recognized as such by the government of the People's Republic of China * Miao script or Pollard script, writing system used for Miao languages * Miao (Unicode ...

and others. The ''Hezhou City Almanac'' lists the following ethnic subdivisions and their respective distributions.http://www.gxdqw.com/bin/mse.exe?seachword=&K=c&A=75&rec=314&run=13 Population statistics are as of 1990. * Han **Bendi () **

Hakka The Hakka (), sometimes also referred to as Hakka Han, or Hakka Chinese, or Hakkas are a Han Chinese subgroup whose ancestral homes are chiefly in the Hakka-speaking provincial areas of Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Sichuan, Hunan, Zhej ...

(): 240,000 in Liantang (), Shatian (), Gonghui (), Guiling (), Huangtian () **Pumen (): 80,000 in Pumen () **Jiudu (): 30,000 in Babu (), Huangtian (), E'tang () * Yao: 36,518 **Pan Yao () (autonym: Bian You (); exonyms: Guoshan Yao (), Buzhai Yao ()): 31,000 in Daping (), Gonghui (), Shatian (), Lisong (), Hejie (), Daning (), Liantang (), Butou (), Huangdong (), Guiling (), Kaishan (), Renyi (), E'tang (), Shuikou () ***Gedai Mian (): 4,000 in Lishui (), Xiaoshui () of Daping Township () **Tu Yao () (autonym: Yindi Mian / ): 5000 in Shatian (), E'tang () townships (in the villages of Mingmei / ), Daming / ), Caodui / ), Jinzhu / ), Xinmin / ), Shidong / ) * Zhuang: 34,881 in Nanxiang (), Shatian (), Daning (), E'tang ()

Economy

Its place along the Guilin-Wuzhou Highway and central location close to Hunan and Guangdong make it a convenient place to find new roommates (Maocheng). Forestry is one of Hezhou's most important industries. More than of land are forested. Hydropower is also important with more than 700 megawatts produced. Hezhou's biggest mineral resource is gold. Other minerals include iron and aluminum. Agricultural products include beef and dairy cattle, fruits, vegetables, turpentine, tea, and tobacco.

Transportation

Hezhou railway station Hezhou railway station is a railway station in Pinggui District, Hezhou, Guangxi Guangxi (; ; alternately romanized as Kwanghsi; ; za, Gvangjsih, italics=yes), officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR), is an autonomous reg ...

opened in 2009.

China National Highway 207 China National Highway 207 (G207) runs from Ulanhot, Inner Mongolia to Hai'an, Guangdong. It is in length and runs south from Xilinhot through Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Shanxi, Henan, Hubei, Guangxi, and ends in Guangdong. Route and distan ...

Flora and fauna

Hezhou has more than 1,040 species of plants and 130 species of birds.

References

External links

Official website (Chinese)

Languages of Hezhou City
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