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| Qinzhou | |
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| — Prefecture-level city — | |
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 Qinzhou
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| Coordinates: 21°57′N 108°37′E / 21.95°N 108.617°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Guangxi |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 2,027 sq mi (5,250 km2) |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 3,440,000 |
| • Metro | 944,000 |
| Time zone | China standard time (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 535000 |
| Area code(s) | 777 |
| Website | http://www.qinzhou.gov.cn/ |
Qinzhou (simplified Chinese: 钦州; traditional Chinese: 欽州; pinyin: Qīnzhōu; Wade–Giles: Ch'in-chou, older transliteration: Yamchow or Yen Chow) is a municipal region in Guangxi, People's Republic of China.
The municipality lies on the Gulf of Tonkin and has a population of 944, 000.
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[edit] Administration
The Qinzhou municipal region comprises two (county-level) districts and two counties. Population data is as of 2009.[1]
- Qinnan District (钦南区) - pop. 570 000
- Qinbei District (钦北区) - pop. 650 000
- Lingshan County (灵山县) - pop. 1 400 000
- Pubei County (浦北县) - pop. 810 000万
[edit] Geography
Qinzhou has a warm, monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa). Summers are long, hot and humid, though somewhat moderated by the proximity to the Gulf of Tonkin, with a July average of 28.4 °C (83.1 °F). Winters are mild and damp, though comparatively dry, with a 13.6 °C (56.5 °F) average in January.
| Climate data for Qinzhou (1971-2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 17.6 (63.7) |
18.1 (64.6) |
21.5 (70.7) |
26.2 (79.2) |
29.9 (85.8) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.9 (89.4) |
31.9 (89.4) |
31.3 (88.3) |
28.4 (83.1) |
24.6 (76.3) |
20.8 (69.4) |
26.1 (79.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 10.8 (51.4) |
12.2 (54.0) |
15.7 (60.3) |
20.3 (68.5) |
23.5 (74.3) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.4 (77.7) |
24.1 (75.4) |
20.9 (69.6) |
16.2 (61.2) |
12.4 (54.3) |
19.4 (66.9) |
| Rainfall mm (inches) | 46.1 (1.815) |
56.5 (2.224) |
68.4 (2.693) |
136.7 (5.382) |
232.7 (9.161) |
362.3 (14.264) |
416.6 (16.402) |
415.9 (16.374) |
202.3 (7.965) |
124.2 (4.89) |
57.6 (2.268) |
31.1 (1.224) |
2,150.4 (84.661) |
| % humidity | 77 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 80 | 76 | 72 | 71 | 80.3 |
| Avg. rainy days | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.1 | 15.0 | 16.3 | 17.6 | 19.1 | 19.3 | 13.5 | 10.5 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 165.6 |
| Sunshine hours | 79.0 | 55.5 | 67.3 | 99.8 | 169.9 | 173.7 | 204.2 | 186.3 | 200.3 | 185.0 | 162.4 | 137.7 | 1,721.1 |
| Source: 中国气象局 | |||||||||||||
[edit] Economy
Grain cultivation, hog husbandry, fruit growing and fishing are of significance in the surrounding areas.
[edit] History
The area originally belonged to Guangdong.
[edit] Famous people
- Liu Yongfu (1837-__) soldier of fortune, creator of the Black Flag Army
- Han Feng (1956- ) Tobacco monopoly apparatchik outed in 2010 as a "Chinese Casanova"
[edit] References
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