Zhuzhou, city in southern China, in Hunan Province, a rail and manufacturing center on the Xiang River. Lead, zinc, and copper, mined nearby, are smelted here. Local coal supplies are processed in the city before shipment to steel mills at Xiangtan and Wuhan; the coal also is used to generate thermoelectricity here. Other major manufactures include railroad equipment and chemicals. Zhuzhou was a minor town before its planned development as a regional industrial center in the 1950s. Population (1991) 413,907.Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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