China (CN) Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Wuzhou Region

Wuzhou Region (梧州市 Wúzhōu-shì)

Summary

Wuzhou is a city with a population of 400 000. The major towns of Cenxi (80 000), Tengxian (50 000), and Cangwu (35 000) are county seats in the region.

Detailed Analysis

Wuzhou Region contains the Wuzhou metropolitan area, Cenxi Metropolitan County, and 3 ordinary counties. Its area is 12 583 km² and its population is 2 796 087.

The Wuzhou metropolitan area has an area of 1 098 km² and a 2000 Census population of 502 711 within its new boundary. The city of Wuzhou has a population of 300 563 in 8 street committees. The 2000 Census gives a population of 338 927 with suburbs. The 1982 Census gives a population of 251 152 in 300 km² for Wuzhou city, suggesting a population of about 200 000 in the urban area. This gives a long-run growth rate of 3.0% and an estimate for 2004 of 400 000 corresponding to the measured area of 13.5 km².

The Wuzhou metropolitan area has an area of 1 098 km² and a population of 380 971.

Changzhou District (长洲区 Chángzhōu-qū) 488 km²

Suburban District: 3 urban townships (80 480): 长洲镇 38364 龙湖镇 26595 城东镇 15521

On January 3, 2003, Suburban District became Changzhou District. Parts of it were annexed by Dieshan and Wanxiu Districts and it annexed part of Cangwu County. A corrected 2000 Census population is not available.

Changzhou is a suburb of Wuzhou.

Dieshan District (蝶山区 Diéshān-qū) 313 km²

4 street committees of Wuzhou (186 594): 角嘴街道 31481 东兴街道 64403 富民街道 54501 大塘街道 36209

On January 2, 2003, Dieshan District annexed parts of Suburban District and Cangwu County. A corrected 2000 Census population is not available.

Wanxiu District (万秀区 Wànxiù-qū) 407 km²

4 street committees of Wuzhou (113 969): 城东街道 38847 城南街道 29148 城中街道 18644 城北街道 27330

On January 2, 2003, Wanxiu District annexed parts of Suburban District and Cangwu County. The corrected 2000 Census population is 170 076.

Cenxi Metropolitan County (岑溪市 Cénxī-shì) 2 783 km²

16 urban townships, 1 rural township (731 623): 岑城镇 72618 樟木镇 39695 马路镇 33922 南渡镇 64725 昙容镇 26292 水汶镇 50549 大隆镇 31226 黎木镇 42595 大业镇 41854 筋竹镇 40878 城谏镇 39925 归义镇 65449 糯垌镇 61668 安平镇 25542 三堡镇 53833 波塘镇 33105 吉太乡 7747

Cenxi is in Cencheng urban township (岑城 Cénchéng) and has an area of 8.2 km² and an estimated population of 80 000.

Cangwu County (苍梧县 Cāngwú-xiàn) 3 482 km²

17 urban townships (646 855): 龙圩镇、73615 大坡镇、48422 广平镇、60055 新地镇、57352 人和镇、25761 岭脚镇、28004 倒水镇、35536 长发镇、20233 京南镇、19324 狮寨镇、17411 旺甫镇、40586 夏郢镇、45546 六堡镇、23426 梨埠镇、30838 木双镇、14546 石桥镇、51490 沙头镇、54710

On January 2, 2003, part of Cangwu County was annexed by the Wuzhou metropolitan area. The corrected 2000 Census population is 525 187.

Cangwu is in Longwei urban township (龙圩 Lóngwéi) and has an area of 3.4 km² and an estimated population of 35 000.

Mengshan County (蒙山县 Méngshān-xiàn) 1 274 km²

6 urban townships, 1 rural township, 2 ethnic rural townships (Yao) (187 918): 蒙山镇 44548 西河镇 29981 新圩镇 21127 文圩镇 31362 黄村镇 20086 陈塘镇 21056 汉豪乡 11325 长坪瑶族乡 2820 夏宜瑶族乡 5613

Mengshan has an area of 2.5 km² and an estimated population of 17 000.

Tengxian County (藤县 Téngxiàn) 3 946 km²

17 urban townships, 3 rural townships (848 648): 藤城镇 55402 潭东镇 58036 津北镇 20389 南安镇 37073 琅南镇 40241 同心镇 20849 金鸡镇 57670 新庆镇 35223 象棋镇 37132 岭景镇 34353 天平镇 67331 蒙江镇 65998 和平镇 68598 太平镇 85352 古龙镇 37854 东荣镇 32997 大黎镇 37033 平福乡 27442 宁康乡 16836 赤水乡 12839

Tengxian is in Tengcheng urban township (藤城 Téngchéng) and has an area of 3.4 km² and an estimated population of 50 000.

Taiping (太平 Tàipíng) has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 8 000.