Yongzhou 永州市 Yungchow | |
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.png) Location of Yongzhou City jurisdiction in Hunan | |
  Yongzhou Location of the city centre in Hunan | |
| Coordinates (Yongzhou municipal government):26°25′12″N111°36′47″E / 26.420°N 111.613°E /26.420; 111.613 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Seat | Lengshuitan District |
| Area | |
| 22,255.31 km2 (8,592.82 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 3,177.3 km2 (1,226.8 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 3,177.3 km2 (1,226.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
| 5,289,824 | |
| • Density | 237.6882/km2 (615.6095/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,146,692 |
| • Urban density | 360.90/km2 (934.73/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,146,692 |
| • Metro density | 360.90/km2 (934.73/sq mi) |
| GDP[2] | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 241.0 billion US$ 35.7 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 46,853 US$ 6,967 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 425000 |
| Area code | 0746 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-HN-11 |
| Official Language | Standard Chinese |
| Dialects | Yongzhou dialect Xiangnan Tuhua Qiyang dialect |
| Website | yzcity |
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| Chinese | 永州 | ||||||||||
| Postal | Yungchow | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Eternal Prefecture" | ||||||||||
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Yongzhou (Chinese:永州;pinyin:Yǒngzhōu) is aprefecture-level city in the south ofHunan province, People's Republic of China, located on the southern bank of theXiang River, which is formed by the confluence of theXiao and Xiang Rivers, and borderingGuangdong to the southeast andGuangxi to the southwest.[3] With a history of 2000 years, Yongzhou is one of the four ancient counties in Hunan. Its total area is 22,255.31 square kilometres (8,592.82 sq mi), and at the 2022 Chinese census it had a total population of 5,143,700,[4] of whom 1,146,692 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of the 2 urban districts.
During late imperial China, Yongzhou was also the seat of aprefecture.[5]
In 2016, with the approval of theState Council, Yongzhou City was included in theList of National Famous Historical and Cultural Cities in China.[6]
Yongzhou is the southernmost prefecture-level division of Hunan, and is located at the confluence of theXiao (Xiaoshui) andXiang Rivers. Within its borders is theNan Mountains (Nan Ling), which increases the complexity of climatic variation. It bordersChenzhou to the east,Hezhou (Guangxi),Guilin (Guangxi) andQingyuan (Guangdong) to the south, andHengyang andShaoyang to the north. Its area spans around 22,400 km2 (8,650 sq mi).[7]
Yongzhou has ahumid subtropical climate (KöppenCfa), with a 1981–2010 annual mean temperature of 18.03 °C (64.5 °F), although within the prefecture-level city the range during 1971–2000 was 17.6 to 18.6 °C (63.7 to 65.5 °F).[8] 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.[9]
| Climate data for Yongzhou (Lengshuitan District), elevation 193 m (633 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 27.1 (80.8) | 31.6 (88.9) | 35.7 (96.3) | 36.0 (96.8) | 36.2 (97.2) | 37.7 (99.9) | 40.1 (104.2) | 41.1 (106.0) | 39.4 (102.9) | 37.0 (98.6) | 33.6 (92.5) | 26.3 (79.3) | 41.1 (106.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.8 (49.6) | 12.7 (54.9) | 16.7 (62.1) | 23.3 (73.9) | 27.6 (81.7) | 30.6 (87.1) | 34.0 (93.2) | 33.5 (92.3) | 29.7 (85.5) | 24.4 (75.9) | 18.7 (65.7) | 12.7 (54.9) | 22.8 (73.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.5 (43.7) | 9.0 (48.2) | 12.8 (55.0) | 18.8 (65.8) | 23.2 (73.8) | 26.6 (79.9) | 29.3 (84.7) | 28.6 (83.5) | 25.0 (77.0) | 19.8 (67.6) | 14.2 (57.6) | 8.7 (47.7) | 18.5 (65.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.2 (39.6) | 6.3 (43.3) | 10.0 (50.0) | 15.5 (59.9) | 19.8 (67.6) | 23.5 (74.3) | 25.7 (78.3) | 25.1 (77.2) | 21.5 (70.7) | 16.4 (61.5) | 10.9 (51.6) | 5.8 (42.4) | 15.4 (59.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −7.0 (19.4) | −5.4 (22.3) | −0.8 (30.6) | 3.6 (38.5) | 9.3 (48.7) | 14.1 (57.4) | 18.6 (65.5) | 18.7 (65.7) | 13.0 (55.4) | 3.7 (38.7) | −0.8 (30.6) | −6.5 (20.3) | −7.0 (19.4) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 73.7 (2.90) | 84.4 (3.32) | 146.1 (5.75) | 145.5 (5.73) | 180.2 (7.09) | 184.5 (7.26) | 104.3 (4.11) | 124.8 (4.91) | 57.3 (2.26) | 67.5 (2.66) | 76.6 (3.02) | 52.8 (2.08) | 1,297.7 (51.09) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 14.9 | 14.8 | 19.2 | 16.9 | 16.3 | 15.1 | 10.3 | 11.4 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 11.1 | 10.5 | 158.7 |
| Average snowy days | 2.8 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.7 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 80 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 74 | 75 | 77 | 76 | 78 | 76 | 79 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 49.5 | 52.0 | 62.8 | 97.5 | 124.4 | 130.2 | 226.7 | 193.2 | 140.8 | 117.9 | 105.5 | 85.6 | 1,386.1 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 15 | 16 | 17 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 54 | 48 | 39 | 33 | 33 | 26 | 31 |
| Source 1:China Meteorological Administration[10][11] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weather China[12] | |||||||||||||
As of October 2022, there are 11 county-level divisions under jurisdiction of Yongzhou:[13]
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The current Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee of Yongzhou is Zhu Hongwu and the current mayor is Chen Ailin.[14]
According to the7th National Population Census conducted in 2020, the permanent resident population of the city is 5,289,824.[16][17] Compared to the 5,194,275 people in thesixth national population census, there has been a total increase of 95549 people in the past decade, an increase of 1.84%, and an average annual growth rate of 0.18%.
Yongzhou City is a multi-ethnic area. There are 49 ethnic groups in the city, including 48 ethnic minorities. The permanent population of ethnic minorities is 561,342, accounting for 10.61%; the registered population of ethnic minorities is 740,639, accounting for 11.57%, both ranking fourth in the Hunan province.[18]
| Country | City | State / Region | Since |
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 Sri Lanka |  Nuwara Eliya[20] | Central Province | 2009 |
 Malaysia |  Klang[21] | Selangor |
Three judges were killed and three court staff were injured by submachine gun in the 2010Yongzhou courthouse shooting.[22] The assailant was apparently angry at the Chinese justice system about the results of hisdivorce settlement.[23]
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