Wuzhou

Wúzhōu (Cheenese: 梧州; Jyutping: Ng⁴zau¹), ither names include Wuchow (Chinese Postal Map Romanization), an Ngchow (historically romanisit name), is a prefectur-level ceety in Cheenae's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

Wuzhou 梧州 Ngouzcouh
Prefectur-level ceety
梧州市
Location o Wuzhou Prefectur athin Guangxi
Wuzhou Location o Wuzhou Prefectur athin Guangxi
Coordinates: 23°29′N 111°19′E
Kintra	Cheenae
Province	Guangxi
Govrenment
• Communist Pairty Boss	Liu Zhiyong
• Mayor	Wang Kai
Area
• Prefectur-level ceety	12588 km2 (4,860 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)
• Prefectur-level ceety	3,273,300
• Density	260/km2 (670/sq mi)
• Urban	492,306
Time zone	UTC+8 (Cheenae Staundart Time)
Postal code	543000 (Wanxiu Destrict)
Area code(s)	0774
Website	http://www.wuzhou.gov.cn

Geografie an climate

Wuzhou is locatit in eastren Guangxi borderin Guangdong province. It is at the confluence o the Gui River an the Xun River whaur they form the Xi River; 85% o aw water in Guangxi flows throu Wuzhou. The total aurie o Wuzhou is 12,588 km².

Wuzhou is subtropical monsoonal. The Tropic o Cancer bisects the ceety. Average annual temperatur is 21.1°C an precipitation is 1500 mm. Thare are 1915 oors o sunlicht annually.

Climate data for Wuzhou (1971-2000)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average heich °C (°F)	17.0 (62.6)	17.5 (63.5)	21.1 (70.0)	25.8 (78.4)	30.0 (86.0)	32.3 (90.1)	33.7 (92.7)	33.5 (92.3)	32.1 (89.8)	28.8 (83.8)	24.1 (75.4)	19.8 (67.6)	26.3 (79.3)
Average law °C (°F)	8.4 (47.1)	10.0 (50.0)	13.5 (56.3)	18.1 (64.6)	21.5 (70.7)	23.9 (75.0)	24.5 (76.1)	24.3 (75.7)	22.8 (73.0)	19.0 (66.2)	13.9 (57.0)	9.7 (49.5)	17.5 (63.5)
Average rainfaw mm (inches)	55.5 (2.19)	76.7 (3.02)	82.6 (3.25)	203.1 (8.00)	279.5 (11.00)	193.8 (7.63)	169.2 (6.66)	173.4 (6.83)	91.1 (3.59)	62.1 (2.44)	33.7 (1.33)	30.2 (1.19)	1,450.9 (57.12)
Average rainy days (≥ 0.1 mm)	10.3	13.1	15.0	17.7	19.7	18.2	15.7	16.9	10.8	7.2	6.1	6.1	156.8
Average relative humidity (%)	76	80	82	84	84	83	81	82	78	73	71	70	78.7
Mean monthly sunshine oors	95.0	62.2	62.2	79.5	134.9	167.4	226.9	209.2	192.9	187.9	169.3	150.8	1,738.2
Source: 中国气象局 国家气象信息中心

Demografics

Accordin tae the 2010 Census, the prefectur-level ceety o Wuzhou haes 3,273,300 inhabitants an a population densitie o 260 inhabitants per km². The population is 13.22% heicher than in 2000 (the average annual population growt for the period 2000-2010 wis o 1.25%).

The dominant ethnic group in the prefectur-level ceety is Han Cheenese but thare are Zhuang, Yao an ithers an aw. Wuzhou tradeetionally belangs tae the Cantonese cultural an linguistic region, so maist fowk speak the Wuzhou dialect o Cantonese an Mandarin as a result o Central Govrenment's Mandarin promotion policy.

Admeenistration

Wuzhou haes 1 coonty-level ceety, 3 coonties, and 3 destricts.

Scots Name	Simplifeed	Tradeetional	Pinyin	Aurie	Population	Densitie
Wanxiu Destrict	万秀区	萬秀區	Wànxiù Qū	407	159,000	391
Dieshan Destrict	蝶山区	蝶山區	Diéshān Qū	313	194,900	623
Changzhou Destrict	长洲区	長洲區	Chángzhōu Qū	378	148,100	392
Cenxi Ceety	岑溪市	鬆滋市	Cénxīī Shì	2,783	903,000	324
Cangwu Coonty	苍梧县	蒼梧縣	Cāngwú Xiàn	4,273	619,300	145
Teng Coonty	藤县	藤縣	Téng Xiàn	3,946	1,036,900	263
Mengshan Coonty	蒙山县	蒙山縣	Méngshān Xiàn	1,279	212,100	166

Delicacies

A restaurant in Wuhan advertisin "Genuine Wuzhou Guilinggao"

Amangst the agricultural products producit in the region o Wuzhou, ane o the maist favoured snacks is Wuzhou honey date (梧州蜜枣). Guilinggao jelly is describit as a "Wuzhou delicacy" an aw. Bingquan Soybean Milk is walcomit bi fowk an is in the leet o premium choices for breakfast an aw.

Trade

Wuzhou haes become a hub o the synthetic gemstone trade, pairticularly specializin in corundum, spinel an cubic zirconia.

Transportation

Railwey
Luozhan Railwey

Expresswey
Nanwu Expresswey

Heich-gate
China National Highway 207
China National Highway 321

Air
Wuzhou Changzhoudao Airport haes flichts tae Nanning, Guangzhou an Shenzhen, an is capable o handlin Boeing 737s on its fower runweys.