Huazhou (), formerly

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as Fachow or Fahsien, is a

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in southwestern

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, China. Bordering

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to the north, it is administrated as part of the prefecture-level

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Maoming Maoming, alternately romanized as Mowming, is a prefecture-level city located in southwestern Guangdong province, China. Facing the South China Sea to the city's south, Maoming city borders Zhanjiang to the west, Yangjiang to the east, and Y ...

. During the 2010 census, its population was 1,178,809, of which 320,418 were considered urban.

History

During the

Three Kingdoms period The Three Kingdoms () from 220 to 280 AD was the tripartite division of China among the dynastic states of Cao Wei, Shu Han, and Eastern Wu. The Three Kingdoms period was preceded by the Eastern Han dynasty and was followed by the We ...

, the area was organized as Guanghua County (). During the

Song dynasty The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the res ...

, the area became the seat of Hua Prefecture, Huazhou later became the seat of Hua County, which formed part of

Gaozhou Gaozhou is a county-level city in southwestern Guangdong Province, China. Formerly the primary city in the area, it is now administered as part of the prefecture-level city of Maoming. As of the 20210 census, Gaozhou had a population of 1,3 ...

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.. After the

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, it was reorganized and placed under the administration of

. In 1959, Hua County () and Wuchuan County () merged to become Huazhou County. In 1994, Huazhou was changed from a county to a

Climate

Huazhou has a

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° ...

, with a long lasting summer and short winter, which is influenced by the

East Asian monsoon The East Asian Monsoon is a monsoonal flow that carries moist air from the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean to East Asia. It affects approximately one-third of the global population, influencing the climate of Japan, the Korean Peninsula, Taiwan, C ...

. The weather is warm and sunny. The mean annual temperature ranges from 22.2 °C to 23.9 °C, and the average yearly temperature is 22.9 °C. It is wet in summer with high temperature, high humidity while mild and comparatively dry in winter. When the cold wave comes in winter, sometimes there severe cold days. Huazhou has an abundant precipitation and the average annual precipitation is 1890mm. But with an apparent

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 ...

climate, the rainfall displays an extremely uneven characteristic, mainly focus on summer and autumn. And typhoon, storm, flood are very frequent during summer and autumn, causing great damage to the local people's lives and property sometimes.

Administrative divisions

Huazhou has jurisdiction over 5 subdistricts, 17

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, and 8 other township-level divisions.

Subdistricts

The city's 5 subdistricts are , , , , and .

Towns

The city's 17 towns are , , , , Daqiao, , , , , , , Boyang, , , , , and .

Other township-level divisions

Huazhou also administers a number of other units which function as township-level divisions, including 1 development zone and 7 farms. The city's sole township-level development zone is . The city's township-level farms are Xinshidai Farm (), , , Hongyang Farm (), Hongfeng Farm (), Jianshe Farm (), and Shitan Farm ().

Economy

As of 2019, the city's

gross domestic product Gross domestic product (GDP) is a monetary measure of the market value of all the final goods and services produced and sold (not resold) in a specific time period by countries. Due to its complex and subjective nature this measure is of ...

totaled ¥55.176 billion, and grew at an annualized rate of 4.3%. Of this, the

primary sector The primary sector of the economy includes any industry involved in the extraction and production of raw materials, such as farming, logging, fishing, forestry and mining. The primary sector tends to make up a larger portion of the economy ...

accounted for ¥12.827 billion, or 23.2% of the economy, and grew at an annualized rate of 3.8%; the

secondary sector In macroeconomics, the secondary sector of the economy is an economic sector in the three-sector theory that describes the role of manufacturing. It encompasses industries that produce a finished, usable product or are involved in construc ...

accounted for ¥13.573 billion, or 24.6% of the economy, and shrunk at an annualized rate of 0.5%; the tertiary sector accounted for ¥28.776 billion, or 52.2% of the economy, and grew at an annualized rate of 7.4%.

Agriculture

In 2019, Huazhou produced 337,800 tons of

grain A grain is a small, hard, dry fruit ( caryopsis) – with or without an attached hull layer – harvested for human or animal consumption. A grain crop is a grain-producing plant. The two main types of commercial grain crops are cereals and legum ...

, a 3.6% annual increase, 730,000 tons of

fruit In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants that is formed from the ovary after flowering. Fruits are the means by which flowering plants (also known as angiosperms) disseminate their seeds. Edible fruits in partic ...

, a 7.4% annual increase, and 691,000 tons of

vegetable Vegetables are parts of plants that are consumed by humans or other animals as food. The original meaning is still commonly used and is applied to plants collectively to refer to all edible plant matter, including the edible flower, flowers, ...

s, an 8.4% increase.

Foreign trade

The city reported ¥2.862 billion in foreign trade in 2019, a 28.0% increase from the previous year. Of this, Huazhou exported ¥2.818 billion in goods and services, while importing just ¥44 million in goods and services.

Industry

Huazhou's industrial output declined in size in 2019 by 4.6%. This decline was led by a 17.3% decline in industrial output from firms classified as large by the city, while medium-sized enterprises saw a 4.5% increase in industrial output, and small enterprises saw a more moderate 3.3% decline in output. Huazhou's largest industry as of 2019 is in

food processing Food processing is the transformation of agricultural products into food, or of one form of food into other forms. Food processing includes many forms of processing foods, from grinding grain to make raw flour to home cooking to complex in ...

, which added ¥1.457 billion to the local economy in 2019. The next three largest industries are the city's metallurgy industry,

pharmaceutical A medication (also called medicament, medicine, pharmaceutical drug, medicinal drug or simply drug) is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease. Drug therapy ( pharmacotherapy) is an important part of the medical field and ...

industry, and mineral processing industry, which added ¥486 million, ¥411 million, and ¥222 million to the local economy, respectively.

Real estate

The city's real estate industry saw ¥3.947 billion in investment in 2019, which represented a significant decrease from the previous year. Despite this, the total area of real estate sold in Huazhou in 2019 increased 0.8% from the previous year.

Retail sales

Huazhou's total consumer retail sales in 2019 totaled ¥23.59 billion, which grew from previous years, with stronger growth in the city's urban areas.

Services

The city's tertiary sector comprises the majority of the city's economic output in 2019, and grew faster than its primary and secondary sectors. In 2019, Huazhou saw significant growth in real estate services, logistical services, financial services, and other service industries.

Notes

References

External links

Official website of Huazhou Government
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