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Suizhou

Suizhou (), formerly Sui County (), is a prefecture-level city in northern Hubei province, People's Republic of China, bordering Henan province to the north and east.

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Settlement.name: Suizhou
Settlement.other_name: Suichow
Settlement.native_name: 随州市
Settlement.native_name_lang: zh-Hans
Settlement.settlement_type: Prefecture-level city
Settlement.image_skyline: Suizhou-Qingnian Rd-2 2015.8.10.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Suizhou Qingnian Road Lieshan Avenue intersection, eastern view
Settlement.image_map: Location of Suizhou Prefecture within Hubei (China).png
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Suizhou City in Hubei
Settlement.pushpin_map: Hubei
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of the city centre in Hubei
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: People's Republic of China
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Hubei
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County-level divisions
Settlement.subdivision_name2: 2

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Official name: 随州市
Population: 2047923
Area: 9613.86
Elevation: 71
Official website: www.suizhou.gov.cn
Image: Suizhou-Qingnian Rd-2 2015.8.10.jpg
Dialing code: 86722
Licence plate code: 鄂S

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postal code: 441300
Commons category: Suizhou

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Suizhou (), formerly Sui County (), is a prefecture-level city in northern Hubei province, People's Republic of China, bordering Henan province to the north and east.

== Etymology == The Sui in Suizhou is derived from the ancient 'Suishizu' ().