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Liuzhou

Liuzhou
柳州市 • Liujcouh Si
Prefecture-level city
Clockwise, from top: City center skyline by night, Dongmen ancient city gate, Longtan Park, Temple of Confucius, Chengyang Bridge, and a temple at Horse Saddle Mountain (马鞍山)
Clockwise, from top: City center skyline by night, Dongmen ancient city gate, Longtan Park, Temple of Confucius, Chengyang Bridge, and a temple at Horse Saddle Mountain (马鞍山)
Location of Liuzhou City jurisdiction in Guangxi
Location of Liuzhou City jurisdiction in Guangxi
Liuzhou is located in China
Liuzhou
Liuzhou
Location in China
Coordinates: 24°19′N 109°23′E / 24.317°N 109.383°E / 24.317; 109.383
Country People's Republic of China
Region Guangxi
Area
 • Prefecture-level city 18,677 km2 (7,211 sq mi)
Population (2010 census)
 • Prefecture-level city 3,758,700
 • Density 200/km2 (520/sq mi)
 • Urban 1,436,599
 • Metro 1,436,599
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Website http://www.liuzhou.gov.cn/
Liuzhou
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"Liuzhou", as written in Chinese
Chinese name
Chinese
Hanyu Pinyin Liǔzhōu
Postal Liuchow
Literal meaning Willow [River] Prefecture
Zhuang name
Zhuang Liujcouh
1957 orthography Liuзcouƅ

Liuzhou (/ˈljuːˈdʒoʊ/,Chinese: ) is a prefecture-level city in north-central Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. The prefecture's population was 3,758,700 in 2010, including 1,436,599 in the built-up area made of 4 urban districts. Its total area is 18,777 km2 (7,250 sq mi) and 667 km2 (258 sq mi) for built up area.

Liuzhou is located on the banks of the winding Liu River, approximately 255 km (158 mi) from Nanning, the regional capital. By road, it is about 167 km (104 mi) to Guilin, 167 km (104 mi) to Hechi, 237 km (147 mi) to Nanning, 373 km (232 mi) to Fangchenggang, 448 km (278 mi) to Beihai.

Swimming in the river is a tradition of the city. The river is normally green, but sometimes in summer, floods from the mountain areas upstream bring sediment which colors the water yellow. In early 2012, a cadmium spill upstream caused serious pollution worries.

Liuzhou has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa), with mild to warm winters and long, hot (but not especially) summers, and very humid conditions year-round. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 10.4 °C (50.7 °F) in January to 28.8 °C (83.8 °F) in July, while extremes have ranged from −1.3 to 39.1 °C (30 to 102 °F). Rain is both the heaviest and most frequent from May to August, when nearly two-thirds of the annual rainfall occurs.

Liuzhou has a history of more than 2,100 years. The city was founded in 111 B.C. when it was known as Tanzhong(, "Center of Deep Pool").


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