Liuzhou
柳州市 • Liujcouh Si Liuchow | |
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![]() Clockwise, from top: City center skyline at 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 | |
Coordinates (Liuzhou government): 24°19′35.0″N 109°25′41.2″E / 24.326389°N 109.428111°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Region | Guangxi |
Municipal seat | Chengzhong District |
Area | |
• Prefecture-level city | 18,594.2 km2 (7,179.3 sq mi) |
• Urban | 3,559.4 km2 (1,374.3 sq mi) |
• Metro | 3,559.4 km2 (1,374.3 sq mi) |
Population (2023 census[1]) | |
• Prefecture-level city | 4,153,500 |
• Density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) |
• Urban | 2,519,051 |
• Urban density | 710/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
• Metro | 2,519,051 |
• Metro density | 710/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
GDP[2] | |
• Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 305.7 billion US$ 47.4 billion |
• Per capita | CN¥ 73,328 US$ 11,366 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
ISO 3166 code | CN-GX |
Website | www |
Liuzhou | |||||||
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![]() "Liuzhou", as written in Chinese | |||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Chinese | 柳州 | ||||||
Hanyu Pinyin | Liǔzhōu | ||||||
Postal | Liuchow | ||||||
Literal meaning | Willow [River] Prefecture | ||||||
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Zhuang name | |||||||
Zhuang | Liujcouh | ||||||
1957 orthography | Liuзcouƅ |
Liuzhou (/ljuːˈdʒoʊ/;[3] Chinese: 柳州, IPA Pronunciation:[ljòʊ.ʈʂóʊ]) is a prefecture-level city in north-central Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. The prefecture's population was 4,153,500 as of 2023 census,[4] including 2,519,051 in the built-up area made of five urban districts. Its total area is 18,594 km2 (7,179 sq mi) and 3,559.4 km2 (1,374.3 sq mi) for the built-up area.