Wuzhou
Wuzhou 梧州 Ngouzcouh | |
|---|---|
| 梧州市 | |
.png?lang=sco) Location o Wuzhou Prefectur athin Guangxi | |
  Wuzhou Location o Wuzhou Prefectur athin Guangxi | |
| Coordinates: 23°29′N 111°19′E / 23.483°N 111.317°E | |
| Kintra | Cheenae |
| Province | Guangxi |
| Govrenment | |
| • Communist Pairty Boss | Liu Zhiyong |
| • Mayor | Wang Kai |
| Area | |
| • Prefectur-level ceety | 12588 km2 (4,860 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Prefectur-level ceety | 3,273,300 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (670/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 492,306 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (Cheenae Staundart Time) |
| Postal code | 543000 (Wanxiu Destrict) |
| Area code(s) | 0774 |
| Website | http://www.wuzhou.gov.cn |
Wúzhōu (Cheenese: 梧州; Jyutping: Ng⁴zau¹), ither names include Wuchow (Chinese Postal Map Romanization), an Ngchow (historically romanisit name), is a prefectur-level ceety in Cheenae's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
Geografie an climate
[eedit | eedit soorce]Wuzhou is locatit in eastren Guangxi borderin Guangdong province. It is at the confluence o the Gui River an the Xun River whaur they form the Xi River; 85% o aw water in Guangxi flows throu Wuzhou. The total aurie o Wuzhou is 12,588 km².
Wuzhou is subtropical monsoonal. The Tropic o Cancer bisects the ceety. Average annual temperatur is 21.1°C an precipitation is 1500 mm. Thare are 1915 oors o sunlicht annually.
| Climate data for Wuzhou (1971-2000) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average heich °C (°F) | 17.0 (62.6) |
17.5 (63.5) |
21.1 (70.0) |
25.8 (78.4) |
30.0 (86.0) |
32.3 (90.1) |
33.7 (92.7) |
33.5 (92.3) |
32.1 (89.8) |
28.8 (83.8) |
24.1 (75.4) |
19.8 (67.6) |
26.3 (79.3) |
| Average law °C (°F) | 8.4 (47.1) |
10.0 (50.0) |
13.5 (56.3) |
18.1 (64.6) |
21.5 (70.7) |
23.9 (75.0) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.3 (75.7) |
22.8 (73.0) |
19.0 (66.2) |
13.9 (57.0) |
9.7 (49.5) |
17.5 (63.5) |
| Average rainfaw mm (inches) | 55.5 (2.19) |
76.7 (3.02) |
82.6 (3.25) |
203.1 (8.00) |
279.5 (11.00) |
193.8 (7.63) |
169.2 (6.66) |
173.4 (6.83) |
91.1 (3.59) |
62.1 (2.44) |
33.7 (1.33) |
30.2 (1.19) |
1,450.9 (57.12) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 10.3 | 13.1 | 15.0 | 17.7 | 19.7 | 18.2 | 15.7 | 16.9 | 10.8 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 156.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 81 | 82 | 78 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 78.7 |
| Mean monthly sunshine oors | 95.0 | 62.2 | 62.2 | 79.5 | 134.9 | 167.4 | 226.9 | 209.2 | 192.9 | 187.9 | 169.3 | 150.8 | 1,738.2 |
| Source: 中国气象局 国家气象信息中心 | |||||||||||||
Demografics
[eedit | eedit soorce]Accordin tae the 2010 Census, the prefectur-level ceety o Wuzhou haes 3,273,300 inhabitants an a population densitie o 260 inhabitants per km². The population is 13.22% heicher than in 2000 (the average annual population growt for the period 2000-2010 wis o 1.25%).[1]
The dominant ethnic group in the prefectur-level ceety is Han Cheenese but thare are Zhuang, Yao an ithers an aw. Wuzhou tradeetionally belangs tae the Cantonese cultural an linguistic region, so maist fowk speak the Wuzhou dialect o Cantonese an Mandarin as a result o Central Govrenment's Mandarin promotion policy.
Admeenistration
[eedit | eedit soorce]Wuzhou haes 1 coonty-level ceety, 3 coonties, and 3 destricts.
| Scots Name | Simplifeed | Tradeetional | Pinyin | Aurie | Population | Densitie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wanxiu Destrict | 万秀区 | 萬秀區 | Wànxiù Qū | 407 | 159,000 | 391 |
| Dieshan Destrict | 蝶山区 | 蝶山區 | Diéshān Qū | 313 | 194,900 | 623 |
| Changzhou Destrict | 长洲区 | 長洲區 | Chángzhōu Qū | 378 | 148,100 | 392 |
| Cenxi Ceety | 岑溪市 | 鬆滋市 | Cénxīī Shì | 2,783 | 903,000 | 324 |
| Cangwu Coonty | 苍梧县 | 蒼梧縣 | Cāngwú Xiàn | 4,273 | 619,300 | 145 |
| Teng Coonty | 藤县 | 藤縣 | Téng Xiàn | 3,946 | 1,036,900 | 263 |
| Mengshan Coonty | 蒙山县 | 蒙山縣 | Méngshān Xiàn | 1,279 | 212,100 | 166 |
Delicacies
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Amangst the agricultural products producit in the region o Wuzhou, ane o the maist favoured snacks is Wuzhou honey date (梧州蜜枣). Guilinggao jelly is describit as a "Wuzhou delicacy" an aw.[2] Bingquan Soybean Milk is walcomit bi fowk an is in the leet o premium choices for breakfast an aw.
Trade
[eedit | eedit soorce]Wuzhou haes become a hub o the synthetic gemstone trade, pairticularly specializin in corundum, spinel an cubic zirconia.
Transportation
[eedit | eedit soorce]Railwey
Luozhan Railwey
Expresswey
Nanwu Expresswey
Heich-gate
China National Highway 207
China National Highway 321
Air
Wuzhou Changzhoudao Airport haes flichts tae Nanning, Guangzhou an Shenzhen, an is capable o handlin Boeing 737s on its fower runweys.
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ (in Cheenese) Compilation by LianXin website. Data from the Sixth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China Archived 2012-03-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Wuzhou travel guide: Local delicacies". Archived frae the original on 8 Julie 2008. Retrieved 3 Januar 2013.
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