Huangshi
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Huangshi 黄石市 |
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| Prefecture-level city | |
On the Fushui River (Yangxin County)
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.png) Location of Huangshi City in Hubei and the PRC |
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 Huangshi
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| Coordinates: 30°13′N 115°05′E / 30.217°N 115.083°ECoordinates: 30°13′N 115°05′E / 30.217°N 115.083°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hubei |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 4,582.85 km2 (1,769.45 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 233.8 km2 (90.3 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,800.1 km2 (695.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 2,429,318 |
| • Density | 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 691,963 |
| • Urban density | 3,000/km2 (7,700/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,601,687 |
| • Metro density | 890/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Licence plate prefixes | 鄂B |
| Website | huangshi |
Huangshi (simplified Chinese: 黄石; traditional Chinese: 黃石; pinyin: Huángshí) is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Hubei province, People's Republic of China. Its population was 2,429,318 inhabitants at the 2010 census; 1,601,687 of whom lived in the built-up (or metro) area made up of 4 urban districts plus the city of Daye, now being part of the agglomeration.
Huangshi is located in southeastern Hubei province, along the southwestern bank of one of the major bends in the Yangtze River. It is located 100 kilometres (62 mi) south-east of Wuhan, and borders Jiangxi province to the south. Its area was reported by the local government as 4,583 square kilometres (1,770 sq mi); elsewhere, the number of 4,630 square kilometres (1,790 sq mi) was given. The terrain is mostly small mountains and hills. The tallest mountain is 7 Summit Mountain with an elevation of 860 metres (2,820 ft) above sea level. Huangshi is also located in a major lake district between Hunan's Dongting Lake and Jiangxi's Poyang lake and has dozens of large lakes. Huangshi's climate is sub-temperate. Average annual temperature is 17 °C (63 °F) and precipitation is 1,400 mm (55.1 in). There are 264 frost free days. It snows between December and February.
Huangshi has 4 districts, 1 county, and 1 county-level city.
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According to the Fifth Population Census of China (2000), the entire prefecture-level city of Huangshi had 2,476,400 people, making for the population density of 540 people per square kilometer. More than 99% of the population belong to the Han ethnic group.
According to Google Map there are 686.894 people in Huangshi; this refers, presumably, to Huangshi's urban core (Huangshigang District 196,600 people, density 5757 people /km2; West Fort Mountain (Xisaishan) Area, 244,000, density 2171 people /km2; Xialu District, 146,600 people, density 2536 people /km2), and excludes the far-flung Yangxin County, Daye, and Tieshan.
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