Huize County (, old name: ''Dongchuan 東川'') is a
county-level city
A county-level municipality (), county-level city or county city, formerly known as prefecture-controlled city (1949–1970: ; 1970–1983: ), is a Administrative divisions of China#County level (3rd), county-level administrative divi ...
, under the
jurisdiction
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Jur ...
of
Qujing
Qujing () is a prefecture-level city in the east of Yunnan province, China, bordering Guizhou province to the east and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to the southeast; thus, it was called "Key between Yunnan and Guizhou" () and "Throat of Yu ...
City,
Yunnan
Yunnan , () is a landlocked Provinces of China, province in Southwest China, the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is ...
province, People's Republic of China.
Demography
The city has grown considerably over the past 20 years. It has 871,200 inhabitants.
Geography
It is from the center of Qujing.
Huize is located between mountains with rice fields at one side and a large earth dam to the south. Some of the mountain areas are blasted for construction materials.
Administrative divisions
Huize County has 3 subdistricts, 7 towns, 12 townships and 1 ethnic township.
;3 subdistricts
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Gucheng ()
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Baoyun ()
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Jinzhong
Jinzhong, formerly Yuci, is a prefecture-level city in east central Shanxi province of the People's Republic of China, bordering Hebei province to the east.
As of the 2020 census, its total population was 3,379,498 inhabitants whom 1,226,617 ...
()
;7 towns
;12 townships
;1 ethnic township
*
Xinjie Hui ()
Climate
Tempered by the low latitude and moderate elevation, Huize has a mild subtropical highland climate (
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* Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan
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''Cwb''), with short, mild, dry winters, and warm, rainy summers. A great majority of the year's rainfall occurs from June to September.
Transport
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China National Highway 213
China National Highway 213 (G213) runs from Ceke, Inner Mongolia, to Mohan, on the border with Laos, in Yunnan. It is in length and runs via Chengdu, Sichuan and Kunming, Yunnan. Before the 2013 Highway Planning, the route started in Lanzhou ...
Economy
There are several food markets, temples, shops and bars in the county center.
References
External links
Huize County Official Website
County-level divisions of Qujing
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