Zhanjiang
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Zhanjiang (Chinese: 湛江; pinyin: Zhànjiāng; Jyutping: Zaam3 Gong1; Leizhou Min: Tchiàm-kōng), historically spelled Tsamkong,[5] is a city in Guangdong province, China. The prefecture-level city of Zhanjiang administers the whole of Leizhou Peninsula, facing Haikou city of Hainan across the Qiongzhou Strait.
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Zhanjiang
湛江市 Chankiang; Tsamkong; Chanchiang | |
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Nickname: "Harbor City" (港城) | |
Coordinates (Zhanjiang municipal government): 21°16′12″N 110°21′27″E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Guangdong |
Municipal seat | Chikan District |
Government | |
• CCP Party Chief | Zheng Renhao (郑人豪)[1] |
• Mayor | Jiang Jianjun (姜建军)[2] |
Area | |
• Prefecture-level city | 13,225 km2 (5,106 sq mi) |
• Urban | 1,720.3 km2 (664.2 sq mi) |
• Metro | 1,720.3 km2 (664.2 sq mi) |
Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Prefecture-level city | 6,981,236 |
• Density | 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
• Urban | 1,931,455 |
• Urban density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
• Metro | 1,931,455 |
• Metro density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
GDP[4] | |
• Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 356 billion US$ 55.2 billion |
• Per capita | CN¥ 50,814 US$ 7,876 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 524000 |
Area code | 759 |
ISO 3166 code | CN-GD-08 |
Major Nationalities | Han |
County-level divisions | 9 |
License Plate Prefix | 粤G |
Local dialect | |
Website | www.zhanjiang.gov.cn |
Zhanjiang | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chinese | 湛江 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jyutping | zaam3gong1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cantonese Yale | Jaamgōng | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hanyu Pinyin | Zhànjiāng | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Literal meaning | Azure River | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,981,236 (6,994,832 in 2010) whom 1,931,455 lived in the built-up (or metro) area consisting of four urban districts: Chikan, Xiashan, Potou and Mazhang.[3] In 2007, the city was named China's top ten livable cities by Chinese Cities Brand Value Report, which was released at 2007 Beijing Summit of China Cities Forum.[6]