Yongzhou
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| Yongzhou 永州 |
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| — Prefecture-level city — | |
| 永州市 | |
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 Yongzhou
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| Coordinates: 26°13′N 111°37′E / 26.217°N 111.617°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 866,468 sq mi (2,244,143 km2) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 5,650,000 |
| Time zone | China standard time (UTC+8) |
Yongzhou (Chinese: 永州; pinyin: Yǒngzhōu) is a prefecture-level city in the Hunan province of China. YongZhou is located in the central and south of China, on the southern side of Xiang River, which is formed by the confluence of the Xiao and Xiang rivers. Yongzhou is one of the four ancient counties in Hunan; it is 2000 years old. Its geographical area is 22,441 square kilometers, and it has a total population of nearly 5.8 million people.[citation needed]
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[edit] Climate
| Climate data for Yongzhou (1971−2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 9.0 (48.2) |
10.6 (51.1) |
14.8 (58.6) |
21.6 (70.9) |
26.5 (79.7) |
30.2 (86.4) |
33.3 (91.9) |
32.6 (90.7) |
28.5 (83.3) |
23.3 (73.9) |
17.6 (63.7) |
12.4 (54.3) |
21.70 (71.06) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 3.7 (38.7) |
5.4 (41.7) |
8.9 (48.0) |
14.8 (58.6) |
19.3 (66.7) |
23.1 (73.6) |
25.4 (77.7) |
24.7 (76.5) |
21.1 (70.0) |
15.9 (60.6) |
10.4 (50.7) |
5.7 (42.3) |
14.87 (58.76) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 84.1 (3.311) |
110.1 (4.335) |
143.5 (5.65) |
190.1 (7.484) |
229.2 (9.024) |
159.6 (6.283) |
125.0 (4.921) |
141.4 (5.567) |
57.6 (2.268) |
79.8 (3.142) |
62.8 (2.472) |
42.6 (1.677) |
1,425.8 (56.134) |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 16.3 | 16.1 | 18.9 | 18.2 | 17.3 | 14.2 | 10.7 | 12.1 | 9.4 | 11.6 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 163.7 |
| Source: Weather China | |||||||||||||
[edit] Administrative divisions
- Lengshuitan District (冷水滩区)
- Lingling District (零陵区)
- Dong'an County (东安县)
- Dao County (道县)
- Ningyuan County (宁远县)
- Jiangyong County (江永县)
- Lanshan County (蓝山县)
- Xintian County (新田县)
- Shuangpai County (双牌县)
- Qiyang County (祁阳县)
- Jianghua Yao Autonomous County (江华瑶族自治县)
[edit] Transportation
[edit] Sister cities
| Country | City | State / Region | Since |
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 Sri Lanka |
 Nuwara Eliya[1] |
Central Province | 2009 |
[edit] Courthouse incident
Three judges were killed and three court staff were injured by submachine gun in the 2010 Yongzhou courthouse shooting.[2] The assailant was apparently angry at the Chinese justice system about the results of his divorce settlement.[3]
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Nuwara Eliya strengthens ties with Chinese Yongzhou city Sri Lanka News
- ^ "Three judges shot dead at a court in Hunan, China". BBC News. 1 June 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/asia_pacific/10201292.stm.
- ^ Jacobs, Andrew (June 1, 2010). "Fatal Shooting at Chinese Courthouse". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/02/world/asia/02china.html.
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Coordinates: 26°13′N 111°37′E / 26.217°N 111.617°E
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