Which province and city does Xuzhou belong to?

Xuzhou is in the northwest of Jiangsu Province and belongs to Jiangsu Province.

Xuzhou, referred to as Pengcheng for short, is a prefecture-level city and sub-central city under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province, a national historical and cultural city, a national comprehensive transportation hub and a central city of Huaihai Economic Zone. As of 202 1, Xuzhou has five municipal districts, three counties and two county-level cities. It has a total area of 1 1765 square kilometers and a permanent population of 9,028,500.

Xuzhou is located in the southeast of North China Plain and the northwest of Jiangsu Province. The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal passes through it, and the Longhai Railway and beijing-shanghai railway meet here. It is known as the thoroughfare of five provinces. Xuzhou is an important gateway city in East China, an important economic, scientific, technological, educational, cultural and foreign trade center in East China, and an important node city of the National Belt and Road Initiative, with the reputation of "China Construction Machinery Capital".

Climatic characteristics

Xuzhou has a temperate monsoon climate with four distinct seasons, no heat in summer and no cold in winter. Annual temperature 14℃, annual sunshine hours of 2284 ~ 2495 hours, sunshine rate of 52% ~ 57%. The average annual frost-free period is 200 to 220 days, the average annual precipitation is 800 to 930 mm, and the rainy season precipitation accounts for 56% of the whole year.

The climate is characterized by four distinct seasons, abundant sunshine, moderate rainfall and both rain and heat. Among the four seasons, spring and autumn are short, winter and summer are long, the weather in spring is changeable, summer is hot and rainy, autumn is crisp, and cold waves frequently strike in winter. Xuzhou is located in the lower reaches of the three major rivers of Iraq, Shu and Si, a tributary of the ancient Huaihe River. Taking the old course of the Yellow River as a watershed, it forms Iraq, Shu and Si in the north and Sui and An in the south.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Xuzhou City