Guigang is a prefecture-level city

Prefecture-level city

A prefectural level city , prefectural city or prefectural level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. Prefectural level cities form the second level of the administrative...

 in China

China

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's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

Guangxi

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Geography and climate

Guigang is located in central Guangxi province. It is located between Guangxi's five major cities, Nanning

Nanning

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, Guilin

Guilin

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, Liuzhou

Liuzhou

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, Beihai

Beihai

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, and Wuzhou

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. Its location makes it a major transportation and business hub, connecting central China with the south, especially Hong Kong

Hong Kong

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 and Macau

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. Guigang has a rail line, several major highways, an expressway, and most importantly a large port on the Xi River, its direct connection to the Pearl River Delta

Pearl River Delta

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. The area is 10,595 km².

Climate is sub-tropical and monsoonal with an average temperature of 21°C. Annual precipitation is 1,428mm.

Administration

Guigang has 1 county-level city

County-level city

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, 3 urban districts, and 1 counties.

Demographics

Guigang's population is 4,400,000, mainly Cantonese Chinese along with a number of minority tribes.

Economy

1998 GDP was 10 billion RMB, 7% growth over the previous year. Transportation, shipping, and logistics are a vital part of Guigang's economy. More than 10 million tons of goods pass through its ports in one year. Major industries include chemical manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, metallurgy, tannery, textiles, printing, and food stuffs. Agriculture is also important with major crops including cereals such as rice and corn, sugar, medicinal herbs, tobacco, tea, lotus root, and green vegetables.

External links

• Xinhua Website