Liuzhou
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Liuzhou (; , Standard Mandarin: , Liuzhou Yue dialect: [[International Phonetic Alphabet|[liəu53 ʦəu44]]]) is a prefecture-level city in north-central Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. The prefecture's population was 4,146,000 as of 2024 census, including 2,519,051 in the built-up area made of five urban districts. Its total area is and for the built-up area.
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Liuzhou, officially known as 柳州市, is a prefecture-level city and big city located in the Guangxi region of China. It serves as an administrative center for Chengzhong District, Yufeng District, Liunan District, and Liubei District. The city has a population of 4,157,934 and covers an area of 18,596.64 square kilometers. Its postal code is 545000, and it operates in the UTC+08:00 time zone.
The city is twinned with Cincinnati, Passau, and Bandung. Liuzhou’s local dialing code is 772, and its vehicle license plate code is 桂B. The city’s elevation is 92 meters. Recent weather data indicates a current temperature of 23.59 degrees, with humidity at 88 percent and wind speed at 4.2.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Liuzhou
- Settlement.other_name
- Liuchow
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Prefecture-level city
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- File:Liuzhou collage.png
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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 ()
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- Guangxi subdivisions - Liuzhou.svg
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- Location of Liuzhou City jurisdiction in Guangxi
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- China
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- Location in China
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- People's Republic of China
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- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Guangxi
- Settlement.seat_type
- Municipal seat
- Settlement.seat
- Chengzhong District
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 18,594.2
- Settlement.area_urban_km2
- 3559.4
- Settlement.area_metro_km2
- 3559.4
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Official name
- Liujcouh
- Country
- China
- Located in
- Guangxi
- Contains
- Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County
- Population
- 4157934
- Area
- 18596.64
- Time zone
- UTC+08:00
- Official website
- www.liuzhou.gov.cn
- Image
- Liuzhou City seen from Ma'an Mountain.jpg
- Dialing code
- 772
- Licence plate code
- 桂B
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- twinned administrative body
- Bandung
- Commons category
- Liuzhou
- topic's main category
- Category:Liuzhou
- Commons gallery
- 柳州
- postal code
- 545000
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Liuzhou
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Liuzhou
- native label
- 柳州
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Travel guide
Get in
Liuzhou is a major rail hub and has good connections with most areas of China. The small airport offers flights to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou etc.
Get around
Liuzhou has an extensive bus service and some of the cheapest taxis in China. The city centre is easily explored on foot, but some of the parks, etc are a bit further out.
Buy
Liuzhou Coffins. Miniature souvenir coffins. From the Chinese saying "Be born in Suzhou, live in Hangzhou, eat in Guangzhou and die in Liuzhou." Liuzhou used to be famous for its coffins which were made from the local high quality wood. Today, only miniature versions are available and are popular as good luck charms as the Chinese for coffin can be used as a play on words for "Gain Promotion and Increase Wealth"
Eat
thumb|Luosifen eaten in Liuzhou Luosifen, 螺蛳粉, the local speciality. Rice noodles in a spicy broth made from snails. Instant versions are also available in shops for taking out. Chao luo, 炒螺, snails prepared in wok. Liang ban niu za, 凉拌牛杂, beef offal, cold and dressed with sauce. Yun pian gao, 云片糕, sweet, creamy pastry.
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Encyclopedic overview
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Liuzhou (; , Standard Mandarin: , Liuzhou Yue dialect: [[International Phonetic Alphabet|[liəu53 ʦəu44]]]) is a prefecture-level city in north-central Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. The prefecture's population was 4,146,000 as of 2024 census, including 2,519,051 in the built-up area made of five urban districts. Its total area is and for the built-up area.
==Geography== thumb|left|Map including Liuzhou (labeled as LIU-CHOU (LIUCHOW) ) (Army Map Service|AMS, 1954) Liuzhou is located on the banks of the winding Liu River, approximately from Nanning, the regional capital. By road, it is about to Guilin, to Hechi, to Nanning, to Fangchenggang, to Beihai.
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