Liuzhou is a prefecture-level city in north-central Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, in southern China. The prefecture's population was 3,758,700 in 2010, including 1,029,946 in the built up area made of 4 urban districts. Its total area is 18,777 sq km and 667 sq km for built up area. Liuzhou is located on the banks of the winding Liu River, approximately 255 km from Nanning, the provincial capital. Liuzhou is 537 km from Hong Kong, 1,415 km from Shanghai and 1,852 kilometers from Beijing. By road, it is about 167 km to Guilin, 167 km to Hechi, 237 km to Nanning, 373 km to Fangchenggang, 448 km to Beihai.