Zhuzhou
株洲 Zhūzhōu Zhuzhou |
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Coordinates | 27 ° 50 ' N , 113 ° 9' E | |
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Country | People's Republic of China | |
Hunan | ||
ISO 3166-2 | CN-HN | |
surface | 11,262 km² | |
Residents | 3,855,609 (2010) | |
density | 342.4 Ew. / km² | |
Post Code | 412000-412007 | |
Website | www.zhuzhou.gov.cn | |
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Structure at district level: | 5 city districts, 1 independent city, 3 districts | |
Time zone : | China Standard Time ( UTC + 8 ) | |
Jianshe South Road (建设 南路)
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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
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
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
- Navoiy , Uzbekistan, since 1996
- Fredrikstad , Norway, since 1999
- Nha Trang , Vietnam, since 2001
- Pietermaritzburg , South Africa, since 2002
- Pocheon , South Korea, since 2009
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
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hunan (China): Prefecture Level, Cities & Counties - Population Statistics, Maps, Graphics, Weather and Web Information. Retrieved February 7, 2018 .
- ↑ a b c d e Zhuzhou. In: Encyclopædia Britannica . Retrieved August 3, 2017 .