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Qinzhou (simplified Chinese: 钦州; traditional Chinese: 欽州; pinyin: Qīnzhōu; Wade–Giles: Ch'in-chou, older transliteration: Yamchow or Yen Chow) is a municipal region in Guangxi, People's Republic of China.
The municipality lies on the Gulf of Tonkin and has a population of 944, 000.
The Qinzhou municipal region comprises two (county-level) districts and two counties. Population data is as of 2009.
Qinzhou has a warm, monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa). Summers are long, hot and humid, though somewhat moderated by the proximity to the Gulf of Tonkin, with a July average of 28.4 °C (83.1 °F). Winters are mild and damp, though comparatively dry, with a 13.6 °C (56.5 °F) average in January.
In 2004, the GDP totaled 17,5 billion yuans, and the GDP per capita was 5,131 yuans.
Grain cultivation, hog husbandry, fruit growing and fishing are of significance in the surrounding areas.
The area originally belonged to Guangdong.
Coordinates: 21°57′N 108°37′E / 21.95°N 108.617°E / 21.95; 108.617
Qinzhou District (Chinese: 秦州区; pinyin: Qínzhōu Qū) is an administrative district in Gansu, the People's Republic of China. It is one of 17 districts of Gansu. It is part of the Tianshui prefecture, with the city of the same name being the prefecture seat.
Qinzhou has an area of 2,442 square kilometers and a population of 655,400.