Hezhou
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Hezhou 贺州市 • Hocouh Si |
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| Prefecture-level city | |
 Location of Hezhou City jurisdiction in Guangxi |
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| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Region | Guangxi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11,854 km2 (4,577 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 107 m (351 ft) |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 2,090,000 |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Area code(s) | 0774 |
| Licence plate prefixes | 桂J |
| Website | gxhz |
| Hezhou | |||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 贺州 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 賀州 | ||||||
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| Zhuang name | |||||||
| Zhuang | Hocouh | ||||||
| 1957 orthography | Hocouƅ | ||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Hézhōu |
Hezhou (贺州) is a prefecture-level city in the northeast of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China.
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).
Hezhou has 2 urban districts, 2 counties, and 1 autonomous county.
Urban District:
Counties:
Autonomous County:
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.
Its place along the Gulin-Wuzhou Highway and central location close to Hunan and Guangdong make it a convenient place to find new roommates (Maocheng). Forestry is one of hezhou's most important industries. More than 6,130 km2 (2,370 sq mi) of land are forested. Hydropower is also important with more than 700 megawatts produced. Hezhou's biggest mineral resource is gold. Other minerals include iron, aluminum, and unobtanium. Agricultural products include beef and dairy cattle, fruits, vegetables, turpentine, tea, and tobacco.
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