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Chongzuo

Chongzuo (; ) is a prefecture-level city in the south of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region near the Sino-Vietnamese border. It is home to one of China's largest Zhuang populations.

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Settlement.name: Chongzuo
Settlement.other_name: Tsungtso
Settlement.settlement_type: Prefecture-level city
Settlement.image_skyline: Office building of the Chongzuo government.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Office building of the Chongzuo government
Settlement.image_map: Guangxi subdivisions - Chongzuo.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Chongzuo in Guangxi
Settlement.pushpin_map: China
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in China
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: People's Republic of China
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Autonomous region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Guangxi
Settlement.seat_type: Municipal seat
Settlement.seat: Jiangzhou District
Settlement.area_total_km2: 17345
Settlement.population_as_of: 2010
Settlement.population_total: 2,347,700

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Geography and climate
History
Administration
Demographics
Economy
Flora and fauna
Tourism
Zhirendong
Notable people
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Chongzuo (; ) is a prefecture-level city in the south of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region near the Sino-Vietnamese border. It is home to one of China's largest Zhuang populations.

== Geography and climate == Chongzuo is located in southwestern Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It borders Nanning to the east, Baise to the north, Fangchenggang to the south and Lạng Sơn, Vietnam to the west. The Zuo or Left River and the You or Right River have their confluence in Chongzuo after which the river becomes the Yong River. Chongzuo is mountainous and hilly with numerous karst formations similar to Guilin and northern Vietnam's Ha Long Bay. Its area is , of which is forested.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chongzuo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.