Yongzhou

Yongzhou () is a prefecture-level city in the Hunan province of China.YongZhou is located in the central and south of China, on the southern side of Xiang River, which is formed by the confluence of the Xiao and Xiang rivers. Yongzhou is one of the four ancient counties in Hunan; it is 2000 years old. Its geographical area is 22,441 square kilometers, and it has a total population of nearly 5.8 million people.

Climate

Administrative divisions

• Lengshuitan District (冷水滩区)
• Lingling District (零陵区)
• Dong'an County (东安县)
• Dao County (道县)
• Ningyuan County (宁远县)
• Jiangyong County (江永县)
• Lanshan County (蓝山县)
• Xintian County (新田县)
• Shuangpai County (双牌县)
• Qiyang County (祁阳县)
• Jianghua Yao Autonomous County (江华瑶族自治县)

Transportation

China National Highway 207

Sister cities

Courthouse incident

Three judges were killed and three court staff were injured by submachine gun in the 2010 Yongzhou courthouse shooting. The assailant was apparently angry at the Chinese justice system about the results of his divorce settlement.

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References

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