Huangshi

Huangshi () is a prefecture-level city in China's Hubei province.

Geography and climate

The prefecture-level city of Huangshi is located in southeastern Hubei province, along the southwestern bank of one of the major bends in the Yangtze River. It is located 100 km south-east of Wuhan, and borders Jiangxi province to the south. Its area was reported by the local government as 4,583 km²; elsewhere, the number of 4,630 km² was given. The terrain is mostly small mountains and hills. The tallest mountain is 7 Summit Mountain with an elevation of 860 meters above sea-level. Huangshi is also located in a major lake district between Hunan's Dongting Lake and Jiangxi's Poyang lake and has dozens of large lakes.

Huangshi's climate is sub-temperate. Average annual temperature is 17 °C and precipitation is 1400 mm. There are 264 frost free days. It snows between December and February.

Administration

Huangshi has 4 districts, 1 development zone, 1 county, and 1 county-level city.

City:

• Daye (大冶市)

Districts:

• Huangshigang District (黄石港区)
• Xisaishan District (西塞山区)
• Xialu District (下陆区)
• Tieshan District (铁山区)

County:

• Yangxin County (阳新县)

Development Zone:

• Huangshi Economic Development Zone (黄石经济开发区)

Demographics

According to the Fifth Population Census of China (2000), the entire...
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