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Location: locates between 10745' - 10851' east longitude and 2212' - 2332' north latitude, and in the Lingnan Mountain Range
Neighboring Areas: Yunnan, Guizhou, Hunan and Guangdong provinces
Physical Features: surrounded by mountains with average elevation of 80-100m
Population: 2.79 million Urban Population: 1.28 million Area: 10,029 sq km
Nationalities: Han, Zhuang, Miao, Yao, Dong, Mulao and Maonan
History: a history of over 1,600 years; used to be called Yongzhou (Tang dynasty), Yongning prefecture (Song dynasty), Yongzhou headquarters (Yuan dynasty), Nanning prefecture (Ming and Qing dynasties)
Climatic Features: situated in sub-tropical monsoon area; enough sunlight and rainfall
Average Temperature: 21.7C
Rivers: Yongjiang River
Products: lichee, pineapple, mango, wampee
Local Highlights: Dragon Boats Race |
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