Zhaoqing
Prefecture-level city in Guangdong, People's Republic of China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Zhaoqing (Chinese: 肇庆), alternately romanized as Shiuhing,[note 1] is a prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province, China. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,113,594, with 1,553,109 living in the built-up (or metro) area made of Duanzhou, Dinghu and Gaoyao.[1] The prefectural seat—except the Seven Star Crags—is fairly flat, but thickly forested mountains lie just outside its limits. Numerous rice paddies and aquaculture ponds are found on the outskirts of the city. Sihui and the southern districts of the prefecture are considered part of the Pearl River Delta.
Zhaoqing
肇庆市 | |
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Coordinates (Zhaoqing government): 23°3′N 112°28′E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Guangdong |
County-level divisions | 8 |
Municipal seat | Duanzhou District |
Area | |
• Prefecture-level city | 14,891.23 km2 (5,749.54 sq mi) |
• Urban | 2,892 km2 (1,117 sq mi) |
• Metro | 2,892 km2 (1,117 sq mi) |
Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[1] | |
• Prefecture-level city | 4,113,594 |
• Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
• Urban | 1,553,109 |
• Urban density | 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
• Metro | 1,553,109 |
• Metro density | 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
GDP[2] | |
• Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 265 billion US$ 41 billion |
• Per capita | CN¥ 64,269 US$ 9,962 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Area code | 0758 |
ISO 3166 code | CN-GD-12 |
License Plate | 粤H |
Major Nationalities | Han |
Website | Zhaoqing official site |
Zhaoqing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 肇庆 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 肇慶 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hanyu Pinyin | Zhàoqìng | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cantonese Yale | Siuhhing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Postal | Shiuhing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | "Beginning Auspiciousness" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Former names | |||||||||||||||||
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Gaoyao | |||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 高要 | ||||||||||||||||
Hanyu Pinyin | Gāoyào | ||||||||||||||||
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Duanzhou | |||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 端州 | ||||||||||||||||
Hanyu Pinyin | Duānzhōu | ||||||||||||||||
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Formerly one of the most important cities in southern China, Zhaoqing lost its importance during the Qing dynasty and is now primarily known for tourism and as a provincial "college town". Residents from Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and the other cities of the Pearl River Delta often visit it for weekend excursions. It is also a growing manufacturing center.