Hengzhou (), formerly, Heng County or Hengxian (;

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: ) is a

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; it is under the administration of the

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, the capital of Guangxi, with a permanent population of 863,001 and a

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population of 1,200,521 as of the 2010 Census. The easternmost

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of Nanning City, it borders the

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to the northeast, Yulin to the east, and

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to the south. The county-level city was approved and elevated by the former ''Heng County'' by the State Council on February 3, 2021. 60% speak

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as their mother tongue and a further 30% speak Pingua as a second language.

Administrative divisions

There are 16 towns and 1 township in the county-level city: Towns: *Hengzhou (横州镇), Luancheng (峦城镇), Liujing (六景镇), Shitang (石塘镇), Taoxu (陶圩镇),

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(校椅镇), Yunbiao (云表镇),

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(百合镇), Nayang (那阳镇),

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(南乡镇), Xinfu (新福镇), Liantang (莲塘镇), Pingma (平马镇), Maling (马岭镇), Mashan (马山镇), Pinglang (平朗镇) Township: *, Zhenlong Township (镇龙乡)

Climate

References

Nanning County-level divisions of Guangxi Cities in Guangxi {{Guangxi-geo-stub