Liuzhou (/ lj uː ˈ dʒ oʊ /; [3] Chinese: 柳州, IPA Pronunciation: [ljòʊ.ʈʂóʊ]) is a prefecture-level city in north-central Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. The prefecture's population was 4,153,500 as of 2023 census, [1] including 2,519,051 in the built-up area made of five urban districts.