Liuzhou, China

Liuzhou is a prefecture-level city in north-central Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, People’s Republic of China. The prefecture’s population was 3,758,700 in 2010, including 1,436,599 in the built-up area made of 4 urban districts. Its total area is 18,777 km2 (7,250 sq mi) and 667 km2 (258 sq mi) for built up area.

Liuzhou is located on the banks of the winding Liu River, approximately 255 km (158 mi) from Nanning, the regional capital. By road, it is about 167 km (104 mi) to Guilin, 167 km (104 mi) to Hechi, 237 km (147 mi) to Nanning, 373 km (232 mi) to Fangchenggang, 448 km (278 mi) to Beihai.

Liuzhou is the second largest city in Guangxi and is the region’s industrial center. According to statistics issued by the Liuzhou government in 2015, the city’s GDP was 231.1 billion yuan.

Among important companies based in Liuzhou are:

• LiuGong – a multinational construction machinery manufacturer
• SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile – a joint venture between General Motors, SAIC Motor and Liuzhou Wuling Motors

Liuzhou has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa), with mild winters and long hot summers, and very humid conditions year-round. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 10.6 °C (51.1 °F) in January to 29.1 °C (84.4 °F) in August, while extremes have ranged from −0.3 to 39.0 °C (31 to 102 °F).[citation needed] Rain is both the heaviest and most frequent from May to August, when nearly two-thirds of the annual rainfall occurs.

For more information, please see: http://www.liuzhou.gov.cn/