Guiping

Guiping (Chinese: 桂平; pinyin: Guìpíng; Jyutping: Gwai3ping4) is a county-level city in eastern Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of Guigang City, located at the confluence of the Qian and Yu rivers, which are the Xi River's primary north and south tributaries, respectively.

Guiping
桂平市 · Gveibingz Si
Kweiping; Sunchow; Sünchow
Guiping, seen from Mt. Xi
Coordinates: 23°24′N 110°05′E
CountryChina
RegionGuangxi
Prefecture-level cityGuigang
Township-level divisions21 towns
5 townships
Municipal seatXishan (西山镇)
Area
  Total4,074 km2 (1,573 sq mi)
Elevation
50 m (164 ft)
Population
 (2005)
  Total1,700,000
  Density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
537200
Area code0775
Guiping
Chinese name
Chinese桂平
Xunzhou
Traditional Chinese潯州
Simplified Chinese浔州
Zhuang name
ZhuangGveibingz
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