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Yongzhou

Prefecture-level city in Hunan, People's Republic of China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Not to be confused with Yangzhou in Jiangsu.
Not to be confused with the historical Yong Province or with Nanning, which were formerly called Yongzhou.

Yongzhou (Chinese: 永州; pinyin: Yǒngzhōu) is a prefecture-level city in the south of Hunan province, People's Republic of China, located on the southern bank of the Xiang River, which is formed by the confluence of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers, and bordering Guangdong to the southeast and Guangxi to the southwest.[3] With a history of 2000 years, Yongzhou is one of the four ancient counties in Hunan. Its total area is 22,255.31 square kilometres (8,592.82 sq mi), and at the 2022 Chinese census it had a total population of 5,143,700,[4] of whom 1,146,692 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of the 2 urban districts.

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Yongzhou
永州市
Yungchow
Prefecture-level city
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A pontoon bridge, Xiang River
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Location of Yongzhou City jurisdiction in Hunan
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Yongzhou
Location of the city centre in Hunan
Coordinates (Yongzhou municipal government): 26°25′12″N 111°36′47″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
SeatLengshuitan District
Area
22,255.31 km2 (8,592.82 sq mi)
 • Urban
3,177.3 km2 (1,226.8 sq mi)
 • Metro
3,177.3 km2 (1,226.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)[1]
5,289,824
 • Density240/km2 (620/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,146,692
 • Urban density360/km2 (930/sq mi)
 • Metro
1,146,692
 • Metro density360/km2 (930/sq mi)
GDP[2]
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 241.0 billion
US$ 35.7 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 46,853
US$ 6,967
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
425000
Area code0746
ISO 3166 codeCN-HN-11
Official LanguageStandard Chinese
DialectsYongzhou dialect
Xiangnan Tuhua
Qiyang dialect
Websiteyzcity.gov.cn
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Yongzhou
Chinese永州
PostalYungchow
Literal meaning"Eternal Prefecture"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYǒngzhōu
Wade–GilesYung3-chou1
IPA[jʊ̀ŋʈʂóʊ]
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History

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Maps of "Hoang-tcheou-fou" and "Yong-tcheou-fou" in "Hou-quang" from Du Halde's 1735 Description of China, based on accounts by Jesuit missionaries.

During late imperial China, Yongzhou was also the seat of a prefecture.[5]

In 2016, with the approval of the State Council, Yongzhou City was included in the List of National Famous Historical and Cultural Cities in China.[6]

Geography and climate

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Yongzhou is the southernmost prefecture-level division of Hunan, and is located at the confluence of the Xiao (Xiaoshui) and Xiang Rivers. Within its borders is the Nan Mountains (Nan Ling), which increases the complexity of climatic variation. It borders Chenzhou to the east, Hezhou (Guangxi), Guilin (Guangxi) and Qingyuan (Guangdong) to the south, and Hengyang and Shaoyang to the north. Its area spans around 22,400 km2 (8,650 sq mi).[7]

Yongzhou has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa), with a 1981–2010 annual mean temperature of 18.03 °C (64.5 °F), although within the prefecture-level city the range during 1971–2000 was 17.6 to 18.6 °C (63.7 to 65.5 °F).[8] Winters are mild and brief, beginning somewhat dry and turning wet and gloomy as the season progresses. Spring is very rainy, especially in May, which is the wettest month. Summer is very hot and humid, with moderate levels of rain, and generous sunshine; on average, July and August are the only two months where the area receives more than half of possible sunshine. Autumn is the driest season. From January to May, on average, more than half of the days each month receive some precipitation. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 6.1 °C (43.0 °F) in January to 29.0 °C (84.2 °F) in July. The annual precipitation is around 1,426 mm (56 in). With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 15% in February and March to 58% in July, the city receives 1,491 hours of sunshine annually.[9]

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Climate data for Yongzhou (Lengshuitan District, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 27.1
(80.8)		 31.6
(88.9)		 35.7
(96.3)		 36.0
(96.8)		 36.2
(97.2)		 37.7
(99.9)		 40.1
(104.2)		 41.1
(106.0)		 39.4
(102.9)		 37.0
(98.6)		 33.6
(92.5)		 26.3
(79.3)		 41.1
(106.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 9.8
(49.6)		 12.7
(54.9)		 16.7
(62.1)		 23.3
(73.9)		 27.6
(81.7)		 30.6
(87.1)		 34.0
(93.2)		 33.5
(92.3)		 29.7
(85.5)		 24.4
(75.9)		 18.7
(65.7)		 12.7
(54.9)		 22.8
(73.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.5
(43.7)		 9.0
(48.2)		 12.8
(55.0)		 18.8
(65.8)		 23.2
(73.8)		 26.6
(79.9)		 29.3
(84.7)		 28.6
(83.5)		 25.0
(77.0)		 19.8
(67.6)		 14.2
(57.6)		 8.7
(47.7)		 18.5
(65.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 4.2
(39.6)		 6.3
(43.3)		 10.0
(50.0)		 15.5
(59.9)		 19.8
(67.6)		 23.5
(74.3)		 25.7
(78.3)		 25.1
(77.2)		 21.5
(70.7)		 16.4
(61.5)		 10.9
(51.6)		 5.8
(42.4)		 15.4
(59.7)
Record low °C (°F) −7.0
(19.4)		 −5.4
(22.3)		 −0.8
(30.6)		 3.6
(38.5)		 9.3
(48.7)		 14.1
(57.4)		 18.6
(65.5)		 18.7
(65.7)		 13.0
(55.4)		 3.7
(38.7)		 −0.8
(30.6)		 −6.5
(20.3)		 −7.0
(19.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 73.7
(2.90)		 84.4
(3.32)		 146.1
(5.75)		 145.5
(5.73)		 180.2
(7.09)		 184.5
(7.26)		 104.3
(4.11)		 124.8
(4.91)		 57.3
(2.26)		 67.5
(2.66)		 76.6
(3.02)		 52.8
(2.08)		 1,297.7
(51.09)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 14.9 14.8 19.2 16.9 16.3 15.1 10.3 11.4 9.1 9.1 11.1 10.5 158.7
Average snowy days 2.8 1.6 0.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 5.7
Average relative humidity (%) 80 80 83 81 81 82 74 75 77 76 78 76 79
Mean monthly sunshine hours 49.5 52.0 62.8 97.5 124.4 130.2 226.7 193.2 140.8 117.9 105.5 85.6 1,386.1
Percent possible sunshine 15 16 17 25 30 32 54 48 39 33 33 26 31
Source 1: China Meteorological Administration[10][11]
Source 2: Weather China[12]
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Administrative divisions

As of October 2022:[13]

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Government

Main article: Politics of Yongzhou

The current Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee of Yongzhou is Zhu Hongwu and the current mayor is Chen Ailin.[14]

Transportation

Air

  • Yongzhou Lingling Airport (永州机场), Located in Lanjiaoshan Town, Yongzhou City, the airport is 7 kilometers away from the northernmost end of Lingling City and the southernmost end of Lengshuitan City.[15]

Rail

  • Yongzhou Railway Station (永州站)
  • Lingling Railway Station (零陵火车站)
  • Yongzhou East Railway Station (永州东站)

Within Yongzhou area;

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Yongzhou railway station (永州站)

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Demographics

According to the 7th National Population Census in 2020, the permanent resident population of the city is 5,289,824.[16][17] Compared to the 5,194,275 people in the sixth national population census, there has been a total increase of 95549 people in the past decade, an increase of 1.84%, and an average annual growth rate of 0.18%.

Ethnic composition

Yongzhou City is a multi-ethnic area. There are 49 ethnic groups in the city, including 48 ethnic minorities. The permanent population of ethnic minorities is 561,342, accounting for 10.61%; the registered population of ethnic minorities is 740,639, accounting for 11.57%, both ranking fourth in the province.[18]

Education

Secondary school

Universities and Colleges

Notable people

See also: Category:People from Yongzhou

Sister cities

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Courthouse incident

Three judges were killed and three court staff were injured by submachine gun in the 2010 Yongzhou courthouse shooting.[22] The assailant was apparently angry at the Chinese justice system about the results of his divorce settlement.[23]

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