Location: locates between 10745′ - 10851′ east longitude and 2212′ - 2332′ north latitude, and in the Lingnan Mountain Range

Neighboring Areas: Yunnan, Guizhou, Hunan and Guangdong provinces

Physical Features: surrounded by mountains with average elevation of 80-100m

Population: 2.79 million
Urban Population: 1.28 million
Area: 10,029 sq km

Nationalities: Han, Zhuang, Miao, Yao, Dong, Mulao and Maonan

History: a history of over 1,600 years; used to be called Yongzhou (Tang dynasty), Yongning prefecture (Song dynasty), Yongzhou headquarters (Yuan dynasty), Nanning prefecture (Ming and Qing dynasties)

Climatic Features: situated in sub-tropical monsoon area; enough sunlight and rainfall

Average Temperature: 21.7C

Rivers: Yongjiang River

Products: lichee, pineapple, mango, wampee

Local Highlights: Dragon Boats Race.