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View of the West Lake in Hangzhou from the mountains to the north-west
Zhejiang consists mostly of hills, which account for about 70% of its total area. Altitudes tend to be highest to the south and west, and the highest peak of the province, Huangyajian Peak (1921 m), is found in the southwest. Mountain ranges include the Yandang Mountains , Tianmu Mountains , Tiantai Mountains , and Mogan Mountains , which traverse the province at altitudes of about 200 - 1000 m.
Valleys and plains are found along the coastline and rivers. The north of the province is just south of the Yangtze delta , and consists of plains around the cities of Hangzhou, Jiaxing, and Huzhou , where the Grand Canal of China enters from the northern border to end at Hangzhou; another relatively flat area is found along the Qujiang River , around the cities of Quzhou and Jinhua . Major rivers include the Qiantang River and the Oujiang River . Most rivers carve out valleys in the highlands, with plenty of rapids and other features associated with such topography. Famous lakes include the West Lake of Hangzhou and the South Lake of Jiaxing.
There are over 3000 islands along the ragged coastline of Zhejiang. The largest, Zhoushan Island, is the third largest island of Mainland China, after Hainan and Chongming. There are also many bays, which Hangzhou Bay being the largest.
Zhejiang has a warm temperate climate. Average annual temperature is around 15 - 19 °C, average January temperature is around 2 - 8 °C, and average July temperature is around 27 - 30 °C. Annual precipation is at about 1000 - 1900 mm. There is plenty of rainfall in early summer, and by late summer Zhejiang is directly threatened by typhoons forming in the Pacific.
The skyline of Hangzhou, seen from across West Lake
Major cities:
Zhejiang is divided into 11 prefecture-level divisions, all of them prefecture-level cities:
The 11 prefecture-level divisions of Zhejiang are subdivided into 90 county-level divisions (32 districts, 22 county-level cities, 35 counties, and 1 autonomous county). Those are in turn divided into 1598 township-level divisions (783 town s, 526 township s, 14 ethnic township s, and 275 subdistrict s).
See List of administrative divisions of Zhejiang for a complete list of county-level divisions.
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