Hangzhou Overview
Location: located between 30o16' north latitude and 120o12' east longitude, on the southeastern coastline of China, bounded to the northwest and southwest by hills; to the northeast and southeast by Zhebei Plain
Neighboring Areas: Fujian, Jiangxi, Anhui, and Jiangsu Provinces; Shanghai Municipality
Physical Features: various from hilly areas, featureless plains to water areas (including lakes, rivers and reservoirs) covering respectively 66%, 26% and 68% of the total
Population: 6.16 million
Urban Population: 1.75 million
Area: 16,596 sq km
Nationalities: Han
History: as a prefecture existing from the start of the Qin Dynasty; the capital of Wu Yue in the Five Dynasties and the South Song Dynasty
Climatic Features: subtropical monsoon climate with mild and moist weather and four distinct seasons; about 115-120 days of summer, 110-120 days of winter; frost-free of 250 days
Average Temperature: 16.2oC
Rainfall: annual average rainfall of 1,450 mm
