Yizhou
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 Yizhou City | |
 Interactive map of Yizhou | |
| Coordinates:24°28′N108°35′E / 24.467°N 108.583°E /24.467; 108.583 | |
| Country | China |
| Region | Guangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Hechi |
| Township-level divisions |
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| District seat | Qingyuan |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,869 km2 (1,494 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 153 m (502 ft) |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 610,000 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 546300 |
Yizhou (Chinese:宜州;pinyin:Yízhōu), formerlyYishan County (宜山县), is adistrict under the administration ofHechi City,Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China.
Yizhou is located in the northwest of Guangxi on theLong River in an area noted for its magnificentkarst formations. The limestone karst formations dot the district and surrounding country and several rivers cut through the landscape.[citation needed] The district of Yizhou has several hundred thousand inhabitants. The surrounding countryside is home to a number of ethnicZhuang villages. The economy is centered on sugar production, with a British-Chinese jointly run sugar processing plant nearby. The countryside surrounding Yizhou is similar in appearance to the tourist MeccaYangshuo, located in the east of Guangxi. While Yizhou has a convenient tourist infrastructure, foreign tourists are sparse.
A notable person from Yizhou is theSong dynasty singerLiu Sanjie 刘三姐, renowned for her voice.[citation needed] The people of Yizhou believe that Liu was born there and a statue of her is in the district center.
In 2002 a riot struck the district. TheYizhou riots involved violence between the police and local farmers.[1]
In Shanghai, the Yishan Road and Yishan light rail station are named after the district.
On 26 August 2008 an explosion at a chemical plant killed 20 people and injured many more. 11,000 were evacuated from their homes.[2]
Yizhou administers 9 towns, 5 townships, and 2 ethnic townships:[3]
Qingyuan (庆远镇),Sancha (三岔镇),Luoxi (洛西镇),Huaiyuan (怀远镇),Desheng (德胜镇),Shibie (石别镇),Beishan (北山镇),Liusanjie (刘三姐镇),Luodong (洛东镇)
Xiangjian Township (祥贝乡),Pingnan Township (屏南乡),Tongde Township (同德乡),Anma Township (安马乡),Longtou Township (龙头乡)
Fulong Yao Ethnic Township (福龙瑶族乡),Beiya Yao Ethnic Township (北牙瑶族乡)
| Climate data for Yizhou, elevation 185 m (607 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) | 28.5 (83.3) | 33.0 (91.4) | 34.7 (94.5) | 36.1 (97.0) | 37.2 (99.0) | 37.4 (99.3) | 38.8 (101.8) | 38.5 (101.3) | 37.7 (99.9) | 35.8 (96.4) | 32.8 (91.0) | 30.5 (86.9) | 38.8 (101.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 13.9 (57.0) | 16.4 (61.5) | 19.5 (67.1) | 25.3 (77.5) | 29.4 (84.9) | 31.5 (88.7) | 33.2 (91.8) | 33.3 (91.9) | 31.5 (88.7) | 27.4 (81.3) | 22.6 (72.7) | 17.0 (62.6) | 25.1 (77.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.2 (50.4) | 12.6 (54.7) | 15.7 (60.3) | 21.1 (70.0) | 24.9 (76.8) | 27.2 (81.0) | 28.4 (83.1) | 28.2 (82.8) | 26.3 (79.3) | 22.2 (72.0) | 17.4 (63.3) | 12.3 (54.1) | 20.5 (69.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7.8 (46.0) | 10.0 (50.0) | 13.1 (55.6) | 18.1 (64.6) | 21.7 (71.1) | 24.2 (75.6) | 25.1 (77.2) | 24.8 (76.6) | 22.7 (72.9) | 18.7 (65.7) | 14.0 (57.2) | 9.2 (48.6) | 17.5 (63.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −0.4 (31.3) | −0.2 (31.6) | 2.3 (36.1) | 7.0 (44.6) | 12.8 (55.0) | 15.2 (59.4) | 19.2 (66.6) | 20.1 (68.2) | 14.8 (58.6) | 8.1 (46.6) | 4.2 (39.6) | −0.5 (31.1) | −0.5 (31.1) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 55.5 (2.19) | 40.9 (1.61) | 79.9 (3.15) | 96.4 (3.80) | 205.9 (8.11) | 317.1 (12.48) | 227.0 (8.94) | 161.2 (6.35) | 93.7 (3.69) | 65.9 (2.59) | 52.4 (2.06) | 44.6 (1.76) | 1,440.5 (56.73) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 13.3 | 11.8 | 16.6 | 15.2 | 15.4 | 17.0 | 16.2 | 14.1 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 152.9 |
| Average snowy days | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 78 | 78 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 83 | 80 | 80 | 77 | 75 | 76 | 74 | 79 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 52.6 | 50.6 | 53.1 | 81.6 | 120.5 | 124.0 | 180.9 | 190.2 | 172.9 | 146.7 | 120.6 | 98.7 | 1,392.4 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 16 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 29 | 30 | 44 | 48 | 47 | 41 | 37 | 30 | 31 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||