Wuzhou

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Wuzhou is located in eastern Guangxi bordering Guangdong province. It is at the confluence of the Gui River and the Xun River where they form the Xi River; 85% of all water in Guangxi flows through Wuzhou.{{cite news|last1=the Local Record of Wuzhou |first1= |title=Natural Geography |url= http://www.wuzhou.gov.cn/zjwz/bdxx/zrdl/t3280912.shtml | publisher=Wuzhou Government}} The total area of Wuzhou is {{convert|12588|km2|abbr=on}}.

The Tropic of Cancer bisects the city. Despite its latitude, Wuzhou has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa), with short, mild winters, and long, very hot and humid summers. Winter begins dry but becomes progressively wetter and cloudier. Spring is generally overcast and often rainy, while summer continues to be rainy though is the sunniest time of year. Autumn is sunny and dry. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from {{convert|12.2|°C|1}} in January to {{convert|28.2|°C|1}} in July, and the annual mean is {{convert|21.24|°C|1}}. The annual rainfall is just above {{convert|1450|mm|in|abbr=on}}, and is delivered in bulk (~47%) from April to June, when the plum rains occur and often create the risk of flooding. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 17% in March to 55% in July, the city receives 1,738 hours of bright sunshine annually. Extreme temperatures have ranged from {{convert|−3.0|°C|0}} to {{convert|39.7|°C|0}}.

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| location = Wuzhou, elevation {{convert|115|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1951–present)

| Jan high C = 17.0

| Feb high C = 18.9

| Mar high C = 21.4

| Apr high C = 26.4

| May high C = 30.3

| Jun high C = 32.3

| Jul high C = 33.5

| Aug high C = 33.4

| Sep high C = 32.0

| Oct high C = 28.9

| Nov high C = 24.4

| Dec high C = 19.3

| Jan mean C = 12.3

| Feb mean C = 14.3

| Mar mean C = 17.1

| Apr mean C = 21.9

| May mean C = 25.4

| Jun mean C = 27.3

| Jul mean C = 28.3

| Aug mean C = 28.1

| Sep mean C = 26.7

| Oct mean C = 23.5

| Nov mean C = 18.8

| Dec mean C = 13.9

| Jan low C = 9.0

| Feb low C = 11.0

| Mar low C = 14.1

| Apr low C = 18.7

| May low C = 22.0

| Jun low C = 24.2

| Jul low C = 24.9

| Aug low C = 24.7

| Sep low C = 23.2

| Oct low C = 19.5

| Nov low C = 14.9

| Dec low C = 10.1

| Jan record high C = 29.4

| Jan record low C = −0.2

| Feb record high C = 32.8

| Feb record low C = -3.0

| Mar record high C = 35.0

| Mar record low C = 1.7

| Apr record high C = 36.3

| Apr record low C = 7.1

| May record high C = 36.8

| May record low C = 13.0

| Jun record high C = 37.7

| Jun record low C = 17.1

| Jul record high C = 39.7

| Jul record low C = 20.3

| Aug record high C = 39.1

| Aug record low C = 20.7

| Sep record high C = 38.6

| Sep record low C = 14.8

| Oct record high C = 36.4

| Oct record low C = 8.9

| Nov record high C = 33.4

| Nov record low C = 2.8

| Dec record high C = 29.5

| Dec record low C = −1.5

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| Jan precipitation mm = 59.5

| Feb precipitation mm = 53.3

| Mar precipitation mm = 105.6

| Apr precipitation mm = 157.1

| May precipitation mm = 230.5

| Jun precipitation mm = 263.0

| Jul precipitation mm = 192.1

| Aug precipitation mm = 183.5

| Sep precipitation mm = 104.0

| Oct precipitation mm = 44.2

| Nov precipitation mm = 50.7

| Dec precipitation mm = 39.0

| Jan humidity = 75

| Feb humidity = 77

| Mar humidity = 82

| Apr humidity = 82

| May humidity = 82

| Jun humidity = 84

| Jul humidity = 81

| Aug humidity = 81

| Sep humidity = 78

| Oct humidity = 73

| Nov humidity = 73

| Dec humidity = 71

| unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm

| Jan precipitation days = 9.3

| Feb precipitation days = 9.9

| Mar precipitation days = 14.8

| Apr precipitation days = 15.2

| May precipitation days = 18.5

| Jun precipitation days = 19.4

| Jul precipitation days = 16.7

| Aug precipitation days = 15.8

| Sep precipitation days = 10.5

| Oct precipitation days = 5.2

| Nov precipitation days = 6.6

| Dec precipitation days = 7.2

| year precipitation days =

| Jan sun = 92.7

| Feb sun = 75.5

| Mar sun = 61.6

| Apr sun = 92.3

| May sun = 139.6

| Jun sun = 160.2

| Jul sun = 213.8

| Aug sun = 204.7

| Sep sun = 187.7

| Oct sun = 192.9

| Nov sun = 158.0

| Dec sun = 137.2

| year sun =

| Jan percentsun = 27

| Feb percentsun = 23

| Mar percentsun = 17

| Apr percentsun = 24

| May percentsun = 34

| Jun percentsun = 40

| Jul percentsun = 52

| Aug percentsun = 51

| Sep percentsun = 51

| Oct percentsun = 54

| Nov percentsun = 48

| Dec percentsun = 42

| year percentsun =

| Jan snow days = 0.1

| Feb snow days = 0

| Mar snow days = 0

| Apr snow days = 0

| May snow days = 0

| Jun snow days = 0

| Jul snow days = 0

| Aug snow days = 0

| Sep snow days = 0

| Oct snow days = 0

| Nov snow days = 0

| Dec snow days = 0

| year snow days =

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According to the 2020 Chinese census, its total population was 2,820,977 inhabitants of whom 859,815 lived in its built-up (or metro) area made of 3 urban districts. The average annual population decrease for the period 2010-2020 was -0.21% while the overall decrease rate is -2.12%.{{Cite web |url=http://tjj.wuzhou.gov.cn/tjsj/tjgb/t9113302.shtml |title=梧州市第七次全国人口普查主要数据公报 |date=2021-06-04 |access-date=2022-05-08 |url-status= |publisher=statistics bureau of Wuzhou city |trans-title=Communiqué of the seventh national census in Wuzhou}}

The dominant ethnic group in the prefecture-level city is Han Chinese but there are also Zhuang, Yao and others. Wuzhou traditionally belongs to the Cantonese cultural and linguistic region, so most people speak the Wuzhou dialect of Cantonese and Mandarin as a result of the Central Government's Mandarin promotion.

Wuzhou has 3 counties, 1 county-level city and 3 districts.{{cite news|last1=the Local Record of Wuzhou |first1= |title=Administrative Division |url= http://www.wuzhou.gov.cn/zjwz/bdxx/xzqh/t3280956.shtml | publisher=Wuzhou Government}}

• Dieshan District was abolished on 2013

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Amongst the agricultural products produced in the region of Wuzhou, one of the most favoured snacks is Wuzhou honey date ({{lang-zh|labels=no|s=梧州蜜枣}}). Guilinggao jelly is also described as a "Wuzhou delicacy".[http://www.wz.cei.gov.cn/wzly/fwxs/ms.htm Wuzhou travel guide: Local delicacies] Bingquan Soy Milk (冰泉豆浆) is also welcomed by people and is in the list of premium choices for breakfast.

Wuzhou has become a hub of the synthetic gemstone trade, particularly specializing in corundum, spinel and cubic zirconia.{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}}

High Speed Railway

• Nanning–Guangzhou high-speed railway

Railway

• Luozhan Railway

Expressway

• Nanwu Expressway

Highway

• China National Highway 207
• China National Highway 321

Air

• Wuzhou Xijiang Airport

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