Zhuzhou

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株洲
Zhūzhōu
Zhuzhou
Zhuzhou (China)
Red pog.svg
Coordinates 27 ° 50 '  N , 113 ° 9'  E Coordinates: 27 ° 50 '  N , 113 ° 9'  E
Basic data
Country People's Republic of China

province

Hunan
surface 11,262 km²
Residents 3,855,609 (2010)
density 342.4  Ew. / km²
Post Code 412000-412007
Website www.zhuzhou.gov.cn
Others
Structure at district level: 5 city districts, 1 independent city, 3 districts
Time zone : China Standard Time ( UTC + 8 )Template: Infobox location / maintenance / comment
Jianshe South Road (建设 南路)
Jianshe South Road (建设 南路)

Zhuzhou ( Chinese  株洲 市 , Pinyin Zhūzhōu Shì ) is a district-free city in the east of the Chinese province of Hunan with 4,000,500 inhabitants (as of 2010). 999,404 people live in the actual urban settlement area of ​​Zhuzhou (2010 census).

geography

location

Location of Zhuzhou in Hunan

Zhuzhou is about 20 km east of Xiangtan on the banks of the Xiang Jiang .

Administrative structure

The district-free city of Zhuzhou is composed of five districts, a district-free city and three counties. These are:

  • Tianyuan District - 天元 区Tiānyuán Qū ;
  • Hetang District - 荷塘区Hétáng Qū ;
  • Lukou municipality - 渌 口 区Lùkǒu Qū ;
  • District Lusong -芦淞区Lusong Qū ;
  • Shifeng District - 石峰区Shífēng Qū ;
  • City of Liling - 醴陵 市Lǐlíng Shì ;
  • Circle You - 攸县Yōu Xiàn ;
  • County Chaling -茶陵县Chaling Xiàn ;
  • District Yanling -炎陵县Yanling Xiàn .

Cityscape

View from the east bank of the Xian Jiang to the television tower

history

Zhuzhou was a small market town with an inland port until the beginning of the 20th century . The climb to the big city began building a modern transport infrastructure in the region and the opening of Pingxiang - coal mines in the province of Jiangxi in the east, which coking coal for the iron works in Hanyang delivered in the north. A railway line was built from Pingxiang to Zhuzhou, from where the coal was shipped over water to Hankou . Zhuzhou was later by rail a. a. connected to Canton , Hankou, Changsha and Nanchang , making it an important railway junction.

The city's development was delayed with the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937. Heavy fighting took place in northern Hunan. In 1944, Zhuzhou was overrun by a major Japanese offensive and was under Japanese occupation until the end of the war.

In the People's Republic of China, Zhuzhou was intended to play a role as an important industrial center. A large thermal power plant was built with Soviet help and went into operation in 1957. Two fertilizer factories were also built in the 1950s and 1960s .

politics

Town twinning

Sights and buildings

The tallest structure in the city is the 293-meter-high Zhuzhou TV tower .

Economy and Infrastructure

economy

The area around the city is rich in natural resources , including iron , lead , manganese , zinc , tungsten , copper and antimony . An extensive metal industry has developed, producing lead, zinc and copper in considerable quantities. Zhuzhou's production volumes of non-ferrous metals , hard alloys and flat glass account for a large part of Chinese production.

At the end of the 1950s, a freight yard was built, which is one of the largest in southern China. Zhuzhou also became a major producer of rail vehicles , railcars, and electric locomotives .

traffic

There are connections via waterways with South Hunan. Zhuzhou is at the center of a dense highway network .

Web links

Commons : Zhuzhou  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Hunan (China): Prefecture Level, Cities & Counties - Population Statistics, Maps, Graphics, Weather and Web Information. Retrieved February 7, 2018 .
  2. a b c d e Zhuzhou. In: Encyclopædia Britannica . Retrieved August 3, 2017 .