Hezhou

Hezhou (贺州) 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 11,854 km² (4,577 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 19.9 °C (67.8 °F), and annual precipitation is 1,558 mm (61.3 in).

Administration

Hezhou has 2 urban districts, 2 counties, and 1 autonomous county.

Urban District:

Counties:

Autonomous County:

Demographics

In 2004 Hezhou's population was 2,090,000. Ethnic groups include Zhuang, Han, Yao, Miao and others.

The Hezhou City Almanac lists the following ethnic subdivisions and their respective distributions. Population statistics are as of 1990.

Hezhou (modern Chongqing)

Hezhou or He Prefecture (合州) was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China centering on modern Hechuan District, Chongqing, China. It existed (intermittently) from 556 to 1913.

Geography

The administrative region of Hezhou in the Tang dynasty is in modern western Chongqing on the border with Sichuan. It probably includes parts of modern:

References

Hezhou (disambiguation)

Hezhou (贺州) is a prefecture-level city in Guangxi, China. Historically, it was also a prefecture between the 6th and 14th centuries.

Hezhou may also refer to:

Modern locations

Historical locations

See also