Suizhou

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Suizhou 随州
—  Prefecture-level city  —
Chinese transcription(s)
- Chinese	随州
- Pinyin	Suízhōu
Country	China
Province	Hubei
County-level divisions	2
Township-level divisions	54
City Seat	Zengdu District (31°43′N 113°23′E / 31.717°N 113.383°E / 31.717; 113.383)
Government
- CPC Secretary	Wu Chao (吴超)
- Mayor	Li Hongyun
Area
- Total	9,636 km2 (3,720.5 sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Area code(s)	722
GDP
GDP per capita
License Plate Prefix

Suizhou (Chinese: 随州; pinyin: Suízhōu), formerly Sui County (随县), is a prefecture-level city in Hubei province, People's Republic of China.

[edit] Administration

The prefecture-level city of Suizhou administers 2 county-level divisions, including 1 district and 1 county-level city.

• Zengdu District (曾都区)
• Guangshui City (广水市)
• Sui County(随县)

These are further divided into 54 township-level divisions, including 36 towns, 11 townships and 7 subdistricts.

[edit] History

Ancient bronze concert bells,was found in Zengdu District, Suizhou City. Originals are now kept in the provincial museum in Wuhan.

Suizhou has a long history.But as a prefecture-level city has a short history. Its current status was only granted by the State Council in June, 2000.

[edit] External links

• Government website of Suizhou (in Simplified Chinese)

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