Suizhou

Suizhou
随州市
Suichow
Suizhou Qingnian Road Lieshan Avenue intersection, eastern view
Location of Suizhou City in Hubei
Suizhou
Location of the city centre in Hubei
Coordinates (Suizhou municipal government): 31°41′24″N 113°22′55″E / 31.690°N 113.382°E / 31.690; 113.382
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHubei
County-level divisions2
Township-level divisions54
Municipal seatZengdu District
Government
  CPC SecretaryMa Qingming (马清明)
  MayorLiu Xiaoming
Area
9,636 km2 (3,720 sq mi)
  Urban
 (2017)
266.00 km2 (102.70 sq mi)
  Districts1,425.4 km2 (550.4 sq mi)
Elevation
71 m (232 ft)
Population
 (2004)
2,580,000
  Density270/km2 (690/sq mi)
  Urban
 (2017)
508,000
  Districts
1,873,000
GDP
  Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 78.5 billion
US$ 12.6 billion
  Per capitaCN¥ 35,901
US$ 5,764
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Area code722
ISO 3166 codeCN-HB-13
Websitesuizhou.gov.cn

Suizhou (simplified Chinese: 随州; traditional Chinese: 隨州; pinyin: Suízhōu), formerly Sui County (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Suí Xian, Suixian), is a prefecture-level city in northern Hubei province, People's Republic of China, bordering Henan province to the north and east.