Yongzhou
Yongzhou, formerly known as Lingling, 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 22,255.31 square kilometres (8,592.82 sq mi), and at the 2020 Chinese census it had a total population of 5,289,824, of whom 1,146,692 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of the 2 urban districts.
Yongzhou
永州市 Yungchow | |
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.png.webp) Location of Yongzhou City jurisdiction in Hunan | |
  Yongzhou Location of the city centre in Hunan | |
| Coordinates (Yongzhou municipal government): 26°25′12″N 111°36′47″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Seat | Lengshuitan District |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 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] | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 5,289,824 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,146,692 |
| • Urban density | 360/km2 (930/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,146,692 |
| • Metro density | 360/km2 (930/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 |
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| Chinese | 永州 | ||||||||||
| Postal | Yungchow | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Eternal Prefecture" | ||||||||||
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History
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 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).[2] 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.
| Climate data for Yongzhou (Lingling District, 1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 25.9 (78.6) |
31.6 (88.9) |
35.7 (96.3) |
35.7 (96.3) |
35.2 (95.4) |
38.0 (100.4) |
39.7 (103.5) |
40.3 (104.5) |
38.1 (100.6) |
36.2 (97.2) |
33.7 (92.7) |
26.3 (79.3) |
40.3 (104.5) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 9.2 (48.6) |
11.3 (52.3) |
15.6 (60.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
27.0 (80.6) |
30.3 (86.5) |
33.5 (92.3) |
32.7 (90.9) |
28.7 (83.7) |
23.6 (74.5) |
18.0 (64.4) |
12.4 (54.3) |
22.0 (71.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.1 (43.0) |
8.1 (46.6) |
11.9 (53.4) |
18.1 (64.6) |
22.8 (73.0) |
26.2 (79.2) |
29.0 (84.2) |
28.1 (82.6) |
24.4 (75.9) |
19.3 (66.7) |
13.9 (57.0) |
8.5 (47.3) |
18.0 (64.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 3.9 (39.0) |
5.9 (42.6) |
9.3 (48.7) |
15.1 (59.2) |
19.6 (67.3) |
23.1 (73.6) |
25.6 (78.1) |
24.8 (76.6) |
21.2 (70.2) |
16.1 (61.0) |
10.8 (51.4) |
5.6 (42.1) |
15.1 (59.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.9 (25.0) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
0.0 (32.0) |
4.1 (39.4) |
9.3 (48.7) |
14.5 (58.1) |
18.7 (65.7) |
18.4 (65.1) |
13.0 (55.4) |
4.7 (40.5) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 82.2 (3.24) |
112.9 (4.44) |
148.7 (5.85) |
173.1 (6.81) |
214.7 (8.45) |
182.8 (7.20) |
127.7 (5.03) |
136.6 (5.38) |
58.2 (2.29) |
68.1 (2.68) |
72.0 (2.83) |
49.4 (1.94) |
1,426.4 (56.14) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 16.3 | 16.1 | 18.9 | 18.2 | 17.3 | 14.2 | 10.7 | 12.1 | 9.4 | 11.6 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 163.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 80 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 79 | 71 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 61.5 | 47.1 | 56.6 | 84.9 | 124.9 | 152.5 | 243.0 | 212.4 | 154.2 | 129.0 | 117.3 | 107.9 | 1,491.3 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 19 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 30 | 37 | 58 | 53 | 42 | 36 | 36 | 33 | 34 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration (precipitation days and sunshine 1971–2000)[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Administrative divisions
- Lengshuitan District (冷水滩区)
- Lingling District (零陵区)
- Qiyang City (祁阳市)
- Dong'an County (东安县)
- Dao County (道县)
- Ningyuan County (宁远县)
- Jiangyong County (江永县)
- Lanshan County (蓝山县)
- Xintian County (新田县)
- Shuangpai County (双牌县)
- Jianghua Yao Autonomous County (江华瑶族自治县)
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Government
The current CPC Party Secretary of Yongzhou is Li Hui and the current Mayor is Zhu Hongwu.
Transportation
Highway
Notable citizens
Yongzhou is the home of supermodel Liu Wen and political dissident Tang Baiqiao.
Sister cities
| Country | City | State / Region | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
 Sri Lanka |
 Nuwara Eliya[5] |
Central Province | 2009 |
 Malaysia |
 Klang[6] |
Selangor |
Courthouse incident
Three judges were killed and three court staff were injured by submachine gun in the 2010 Yongzhou courthouse shooting.[7] The assailant was apparently angry at the Chinese justice system about the results of his divorce settlement.[8]
References
- "China: Húnán (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
- 永州城市介绍 (in Simplified Chinese). Weather China. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
- 中国气象数据网 - WeatherBk Data (in Chinese (China)). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
- 中国地面国际交换站气候标准值月值数据集（1971－2000年）. China Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
- Nuwara Eliya strengthens ties with Chinese Yongzhou city Archived June 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Sri Lanka News
- "List of Sister cities of Hunan". Hunan Government. Archived from the original on 21 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- "Three judges shot dead at a court in Hunan, China". BBC News. 1 June 2010.
- Jacobs, Andrew (June 1, 2010). "Fatal Shooting at Chinese Courthouse". New York Times.
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