Hezhou
prefecture-level city in Guangxi, China
Hezhou (simplified Chinese: 贺州; traditional Chinese: 賀州) is a prefecture-level city in the northeast of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China.
Geography and climate
Hezhou is located in northeastern Guangxi. It borders Hunan to the north and Guangdong to the east. The area is 11,752.64 km2 (4,537.72 sq mi). The average elevation is 800 m (2,600 ft) and the highest is 1,731 m (5,679 ft) above sea-level.
The city has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with mild, damp winters and hot and wet summers. The yearly average temperature is 20.2 °C (68.4 °F), and annual precipitation is 1,562 mm (61.5 in).
Administration
Hezhou has 2 urban districts, 2 counties, and 1 autonomous county.
Urban District:
Babu District (八步区)
Pinggui District (平桂区)
Counties:
Zhongshan County (钟山县)
Zhaoping County (昭平县)
Autonomous County:
Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County (富川瑶族自治县)
Demographics
Hezhou was home to 2,007,858 inhabitants as of the 2020 Chinese census 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 and others.
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