Yongzhou

Prefecture-level city in Hunan, People's Republic of China

Yongzhou 永州市 Yungchow
Prefecture-level city
A pontoon bridge, Xiang River
Location of Yongzhou City jurisdiction in Hunan
Yongzhou Location of the city centre in Hunan
Coordinates (Yongzhou municipal government): 26°25′12″N 111°36′47″E / 26.420°N 111.613°E / 26.420; 111.613
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hunan
Seat	Lengshuitan District
Area
• Prefecture-level city	22,255.31 km2 (8,592.82 sq mi)
• Urban	3,177.3 km2 (1,226.8 sq mi)
• Metro	3,177.3 km2 (1,226.8 sq mi)
Population  (2020 census)[1]
• Prefecture-level city	5,289,824
• Density	240/km2 (620/sq mi)
• Urban	1,146,692
• Urban density	360/km2 (930/sq mi)
• Metro	1,146,692
• Metro density	360/km2 (930/sq mi)
GDP[2]
• Prefecture-level city	CN¥ 241.0 billion US$ 35.7 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 46,853 US$ 6,967
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	425000
Area code	0746
ISO 3166 code	CN-HN-11
Official Language	Standard Chinese
Dialects	Yongzhou dialect Xiangnan Tuhua Qiyang dialect
Website	yzcity.gov.cn

Yongzhou
Chinese	永州
Postal	Yungchow
Literal meaning	"Eternal Prefecture"
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yǒngzhōu Wade–Giles Yung3-chou1 IPA [jʊ̀ŋʈʂóʊ]

Yongzhou (Chinese: 永州; pinyin: Yǒngzhōu) is a prefecture-level city in the south of Hunan province, People's Republic of China, located on the southern bank of the Xiang River, which is formed by the confluence of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers, and bordering Guangdong to the southeast and Guangxi to the southwest.^[3] With a history of 2000 years, Yongzhou is one of the four ancient counties in Hunan. Its total area is 22,255.31 square kilometres (8,592.82 sq mi), and at the 2022 Chinese census it had a total population of 5,143,700,^[4] of whom 1,146,692 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of the 2 urban districts.