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Guangzhou, [a] previously romanized as Canton [6] or Kwangchow, [7] is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. [8] Located on the Pearl River about 120 km (75 mi) northwest of Hong Kong and 145 km (90 mi) north of Macau, Guangzhou has a history of over 2,200 years and was a major terminus of the Silk Road.
The Pearl River (Chinese: 珠江; pinyin: Zhūjiāng; lit. 'pearl river', or 粤江; 粵江; Yuèjiāng; 'Yue river') is an extensive river system in southern China. "Pearl River" is often also used as a catch-all for the watersheds of the Pearl tributaries within Guangdong, specifically the Xi ('west'), Bei ('north'), and Dong ('east').
Guangdong [a] is a coastal province in South China, on the north shore of the South China Sea. [7] The provincial capital is Guangzhou.With a population of 126.84 million (as of 2021) [8] across a total area of about 179,800 km 2 (69,400 sq mi), [1] Guangdong is China's most populous province and its 15th-largest by area, as well as the third-most populous country subdivision in the world.
The Pearl River Delta Metropolitan Region [a] is the low-lying area surrounding the Pearl River estuary, where the Pearl River flows into the South China Sea.Referred to as the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area in official documents, the region is one of the most densely populated and urbanized regions in the world, and is considered a megacity by numerous scholars. [2]
The China (Guangdong) Pilot Free Trade Zone (the Guangdong FTZ) was approved by the State Council in December 2014 and started operation in April 2015. The Zone has an area of 116.2 km 2 and is composed of three areas, the Nansha New Zone in Guangzhou (60 km 2), the Qianhai & Shekou Area in Shenzhen (28.2 km 2), and Hengqin New Zone in Zhuhai ...
China has upset many countries in the Asia-Pacific region with its release of a new official map that lays claim to most of the South China Sea, as well as to contested parts of India and Russia ...
Shanghai is China's most populous urban area, [8] [9] while Chongqing is its largest city proper, the only city in China with the largest permanent population of over 30 million. [ 10 ] As of 2020, there were 113 Chinese cities with over 1 million people in urban areas.
Guangzhou a sub-provincial city, the second most populated prefectural-level division of People's Republic of China and it is divided into 11 districts. Guangzhou is further divided into 135 Subdistricts and 35 Towns .