Huize County (, old name: ''Dongchuan 東川'') is a

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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,

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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 * Gucheng () * Baoyun () *

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() ;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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''Cwb''), with short, mild, dry winters, and warm, rainy summers. A great majority of the year's rainfall occurs from June to September.

Transport

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 {{Yunnan-geo-stub