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Guangzhou
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Guangzhou,[6] cried Canton or Kwangchow an aa,[7] is a sub-provincial ceety an the caipital o the Guangdong province in the Fowkrepublic o Cheenae. It is ane o the five National Central Ceeties.[8] Locatit in soothren Cheenae on the Pearl River, aboot 120 km (75 mi) northwast o Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key transportation hub an tradin port.[9]
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Guangzhou 广州 | |
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Sub-provincial ceety | |
广州市 | |
![]() Frae top: Tianhe CBD, the Canton Tower & Chigang Pagoda, Haizhu Bridge, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Statue o Five Goats, Zhenhai Tower in Yuexiu Park, an Sacred Heart Cathedral. | |
![]() Location o Guangzhou Ceety (yellae) in Guangdong | |
Coordinates: 23°08′N 113°16′E | |
Kintra | Fowkrepublic o Cheenae |
Province | Guangdong |
Govrenment | |
• Teep | Sub-provincial ceety |
• CPC Ctte Secretary | Wan Qingliang |
• Mayor | Chen Jianhua |
Area | |
• Sub-provincial ceety | 7434 km2 (2870 sq mi) |
• Urban | 3843 km2 (1484 sq mi) |
Elevation | 21 m (68 ft) |
Population (2014)[2] | |
• Sub-provincial ceety | 14,080,500 |
• Density | 1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi) |
• Urban | 11,547,491 |
• Metro (2010)[4] | 25,000,000 |
Demonym(s) | Cantonese |
Time zone | UTC+8 (Cheenae Staundart time) |
Postal code | 510000 |
Area code(s) | 20 |
GDP[5] | 2014 |
- Tot | CN¥1,67 trillion (US$271.84 billion) |
- Per capita | CN¥111,333 (US$18,123) |
- Growth | ![]() |
Licence plate prefixes | 粤A |
Flouer | Bombax ceiba |
Bird | Cheenese Hwamei |
Website | english |
Guangzhou is the third lairgest ceety in Cheenae an soothren Cheenae's lairgest ceety. As o the 2000 census, the ceety haed a population o 6 million, an an urban aurie population o roughly 11.85 million,[10] makin it the maist populous ceety in the province an the third maist populous metropolitan auriea in Cheenae. Some estimates place the population o the entire urban agglomeration as heich as 24.2 million, makin it the 2nt biggest urban aurie in the warld efter Tokyo.[11] The Guangzhou govrenment's offeecial estimate o the ceety's population at the end o 2009 wis 10,334,500, an addition o 152,500 fowk frae the previous year.[12] Includin registrated migrant population (present in the ceety 6 month or mair) ceety population is ower 14 mln[13]. In 2008 Guangzhou wis identified as a Beta Warld Ceety bi the Global ceety index produced bi GaWC.[14]