Huazhou 化州市 | |
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  Huazhou Location in Guangdong | |
| Coordinates:21°39′50″N110°38′23″E / 21.6640°N 110.6396°E /21.6640; 110.6396 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Maoming |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,354 km2 (909 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 1,291,668 |
| • Density | 548.7/km2 (1,421/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 525100 |
| Area code | 0668 |
| Website | http://www.huazhou.gov.cn/ |
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| Simplified Chinese | 化州 | ||||||||||
| Postal | Fachow Fahsien | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | ChangingPrefecture | ||||||||||
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Huazhou (Chinese:化州市;pinyin:Huàzhōu Shì),formerlyromanized asFachow orFahsien,[a] is acounty-level city in southwesternGuangdongProvince, China. BorderingGuangxi to the north, it is administrated as part of theprefecture-levelcity ofMaoming. During the2020 census, its population was 1,291,668, of which 472,746 were considered urban.[2][3]
During theThree Kingdoms period, the area was organized as Guanghua County (simplified Chinese:广化县;traditional Chinese:廣化縣).[4]
During theSong dynasty, the area became the seat ofHua Prefecture,[4] Huazhou later became the seat ofHua County, which formed part ofGaozhouCommandery.[1]
After theChinese Civil War, it was reorganized and placed under the administration ofMaoming.[4]
In 1959, Hua County (Chinese:化县) and Wuchuan County (Chinese:吴川县) merged to become Huazhou County.[4]
In 1994, Huazhou was changed from a county to acounty-level city.[4]
Huazhou has ahumid subtropical climate, with a long lasting summer and short winter, which is influenced by theEast Asian monsoon. 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 thecold wave comes in winter, sometimes there severe cold days. Huazhou has an abundant precipitation and the average annual precipitation is 1890mm. But with an apparentmonsoon 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.
| Climate data for Huazhou, elevation 32 m (105 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 28.4 (83.1) | 30.9 (87.6) | 33.1 (91.6) | 35.6 (96.1) | 36.7 (98.1) | 37.0 (98.6) | 38.0 (100.4) | 38.8 (101.8) | 36.8 (98.2) | 34.4 (93.9) | 33.0 (91.4) | 29.1 (84.4) | 38.8 (101.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.6 (69.1) | 21.5 (70.7) | 23.9 (75.0) | 27.3 (81.1) | 30.6 (87.1) | 32.0 (89.6) | 32.5 (90.5) | 32.6 (90.7) | 31.9 (89.4) | 30.0 (86.0) | 26.7 (80.1) | 22.5 (72.5) | 27.7 (81.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.9 (60.6) | 17.4 (63.3) | 20.3 (68.5) | 23.9 (75.0) | 26.8 (80.2) | 28.2 (82.8) | 28.6 (83.5) | 28.2 (82.8) | 27.4 (81.3) | 25.2 (77.4) | 21.5 (70.7) | 17.4 (63.3) | 23.4 (74.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 12.9 (55.2) | 14.8 (58.6) | 18.0 (64.4) | 21.6 (70.9) | 24.3 (75.7) | 25.7 (78.3) | 25.9 (78.6) | 25.5 (77.9) | 24.5 (76.1) | 21.8 (71.2) | 18.1 (64.6) | 13.9 (57.0) | 20.6 (69.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 2.3 (36.1) | 3.7 (38.7) | 4.8 (40.6) | 11.1 (52.0) | 15.9 (60.6) | 19.7 (67.5) | 21.4 (70.5) | 21.7 (71.1) | 17.0 (62.6) | 10.1 (50.2) | 6.5 (43.7) | 1.3 (34.3) | 1.3 (34.3) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 33.3 (1.31) | 39.9 (1.57) | 67.7 (2.67) | 135.1 (5.32) | 260.0 (10.24) | 320.6 (12.62) | 317.8 (12.51) | 308.2 (12.13) | 205.2 (8.08) | 98.0 (3.86) | 43.7 (1.72) | 36.4 (1.43) | 1,865.9 (73.46) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.4 | 9.2 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 16.2 | 19.5 | 18.5 | 19.3 | 14.0 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 145.2 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 78 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 82 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 81 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 115.3 | 86.7 | 73.0 | 101.6 | 160.0 | 169.2 | 207.3 | 198.0 | 194.6 | 207.2 | 176.3 | 150.8 | 1,840 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 34 | 27 | 20 | 27 | 39 | 42 | 51 | 50 | 53 | 58 | 53 | 45 | 42 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[5][6] | |||||||||||||
Huazhou has jurisdiction over 5subdistricts, 17towns, and 8 othertownship-level divisions.[7]
The city's 5 subdistricts areHexi Subdistrict [zh],Dongshan Subdistrict [zh],Xiaguo Subdistrict [zh],Nansheng Subdistrict [zh], andShiwan Subdistrict [zh].[7]
The city's 17 towns areChangqi [zh],Tongqing [zh],Yangmei [zh],Liangguang [zh],Daqiao,Ligang [zh],Xin'an [zh],Guanqiao [zh],Linchen [zh],Hejiang [zh],Nawu [zh],Boyang,Baoxu [zh],Pingding [zh],Wenlou [zh],Jianghu [zh], andZhongdong [zh].[7]
Huazhou also administers a number of other units which function as township-level divisions, including 1 development zone and 7 farms.[7] The city's sole township-level development zone isJianjiang Development Zone [zh].[7] The city's township-level farms areXinshidai Farm (Chinese:新时代农场),Xinhua Farm [zh],Heping Farm [zh],Hongyang Farm (Chinese:红阳农场),Hongfeng Farm (Chinese:红峰农场),Jianshe Farm (Chinese:建设农场), andShitan Farm (Chinese:石滩农场).[7]
As of 2019, the city'sgross domestic product totaled ¥55.176 billion, and grew at an annualized rate of 4.3%.[8] Of this, theprimary sector accounted for ¥12.827 billion, or 23.2% of the economy, and grew at an annualized rate of 3.8%; thesecondary sector accounted for ¥13.573 billion, or 24.6% of the economy, and shrunk at an annualized rate of 0.5%; thetertiary sector accounted for ¥28.776 billion, or 52.2% of the economy, and grew at an annualized rate of 7.4%.[8]
In 2019, Huazhou produced 337,800 tons ofgrain, a 3.6% annual increase, 730,000 tons offruit, a 7.4% annual increase, and 691,000 tons ofvegetables, an 8.4% increase.[8]
The city reported ¥2.862 billion in foreign trade in 2019, a 28.0% increase from the previous year.[8] Of this, Huazhou exported ¥2.818 billion in goods and services, while importing just ¥44 million in goods and services.[8]
Huazhou's industrial output declined in size in 2019 by 4.6%.[8] 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.[8] Huazhou's largest industry as of 2019 is infood processing, which added ¥1.457 billion to the local economy in 2019.[8] The next three largest industries are the city'smetallurgy industry,pharmaceutical industry, andmineral processing industry, which added ¥486 million, ¥411 million, and ¥222 million to the local economy, respectively.[8]
The city's real estate industry saw ¥3.947 billion in investment in 2019, which represented a significant decrease from the previous year.[8] Despite this, the total area of real estate sold in Huazhou in 2019 increased 0.8% from the previous year.[8]
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.[8]
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.[8] In 2019, Huazhou saw significant growth in real estate services, logistical services, financial services, and other service industries.[8]
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