Suizhou

Suizhou (随州市; Pinyin: Suizhou Shì ) is a prefecture -level city in the Chinese province of Hubei. Suizhou has an area of ​​9636 km ² and 2,560,000 inhabitants around ( end of 2009).

Origin of Suizhou City

Divided in 1949, the new government of the People's Republic of China, the historical district of Sui (随 县) in two circles on, Sui and Hongshan (洪山 县). In 1955 they were united under the name " Sui " again. 1979 two large municipalities were carved out of the circle and made ​​them an administrative district in Suizhou. On August 19, 1983, the remaining county Sui was also dissolved and integrated into the Suizhou City, which remained acyclic first. On October 11, 1988, the historic county Yingshan (应 山 县) was dissolved and established on its territory the county-level city Guangshui. 1994 Suizhou City was directly subordinated to the provincial government Hubei. On 25 June 2000, the district-free city Suizhou was dissolved and built on their area of ​​the municipality Zengdu, which was merged with the independent city Guangshui the new prefecture-level city of Suizhou. In May 2009, large parts of the district Zengdu were eventually spun off and founded on them by the new group Sui, so that the Suizhou City now has three divisions at the county level.

Administrative Divisions

At county level, Suizhou is composed of a municipality, an independent city and a county. These are:

• Municipality Zengdu (Chinese曾 都 区, pinyin Zēngdū Qū ), center, seat of the city government;
• Guangshui City (Chinese广 水 市, pinyin Guǎngshuǐ Shì );
• Circle Sui (Chinese随 县, Pinyin Suí Xiàn ).