Yongzhou

Yongzhou
永州市
Prefecture-level city

Location of Yongzhou City jurisdiction in Hunan
Yongzhou
Location of the city centre in Hunan
Coordinates: 26°13′N 111°37′E / 26.217°N 111.617°E / 26.217; 111.617
Country People's Republic of China
Province Hunan
Area
 • Total 22,441.43 km2 (8,664.68 sq mi)
Population (2010)
 • Total 5,180,200
 • Density 230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code 425000
Area code(s) 0746
ISO 3166 code CN-HN-11
Licence plate prefixes 湘M
Website yzcity.gov.cn
Yongzhou
Chinese 永州
Postal Yungchow
Literal meaning Eternal Prefecture

Yongzhou 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. With a history of 2000 years, Yongzhou is one of the four ancient counties in Hunan. Its total area is 22,441 square kilometres (8,665 sq mi), and it has a total population of nearly 5.8 million people.

History

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.

Geography and climate

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).

Yongzhou has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa), with an annual mean temperature of 17.78 °C (64.0 °F), although within the prefecture-level city this ranges from 17.6 to 18.6 °C (63.7 to 65.5 °F).[1] 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.

Administrative divisions

Map

Government

The current CPC Party Secretary of Yongzhou is Li Hui and the current Mayor is Zhao Yingyun.

Transportation

Air

Rail

Yongzhou railway station (永州站)

Highway

Notable citizens

Yongzhou is the home of Chinese supermodel Liu Wen.

Sister cities

Country City State / Region Since
Sri Lanka Nuwara Eliya[2] Central Province 2009
Malaysia Klang[3] Selangor

Courthouse incident

Three judges were killed and three court staff were injured by submachine gun in the 2010 Yongzhou courthouse shooting.[4] The assailant was apparently angry at the Chinese justice system about the results of his divorce settlement.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 永州城市介绍 (in Chinese). Weather China. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
  2. ↑ Nuwara Eliya strengthens ties with Chinese Yongzhou city Archived June 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Sri Lanka News
  3. ↑ "List of Sister cities of Hunan". Hunan Government. Archived from the original on 21 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Three judges shot dead at a court in Hunan, China". BBC News. 1 June 2010.
  5. ↑ Jacobs, Andrew (June 1, 2010). "Fatal Shooting at Chinese Courthouse". New York Times.

Coordinates: 26°13′N 111°37′E / 26.217°N 111.617°E / 26.217; 111.617

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