Guangzhou
| 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 | |
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| Coordinates: 23°08′N 113°16′E / 23.133°N 113.267°E | |
| Kintra | Fowkrepublic o Cheenae |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Govrenment | |
| - CPC Ctte Secretary | Wan Qingliang |
| - Mayor | Chen Jianhua |
| Aurie[1] | |
| - Sub-provincial ceety | 7,434 km2 (2,870 sq mi) |
| - Urban | 3,843 km2 (1,484 sq mi) |
| Hicht | 21 m (68 ft) |
| Indwallers (2010)[2] | |
| - Sub-provincial ceety | 12,700,800 |
| - Densitie | 1,708/km2 (4,425/sq mi) |
| - Urban | 11,070,654 |
| Demonym | Guangzhouese Cantonese |
| Time zone | Cheenae Staundart time (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 510000 |
| Aurie code(s) | 20 |
| GDP[3] | 2010 |
| - Total | CN¥1060.448 billion (US$163.3 billion) |
| - Per caipita | CN¥83,494 (US$12,860) |
| - Growt | |
| Licence plate prefixes | 粤A |
| Wabsteid | http://english.gz.gov.cn |
Guangzhou,[4] an aa kent as Canton or Kwangchow,[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]
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,[8] 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.[9] 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.[10] Includin registrated migrant population (present in the ceety 6 months or mair) ceety population is ower 14 mln[11]. In 2008 Guangzhou wis identified as a Beta Warld Ceety bi the Global ceety index produced bi GaWC.[12]
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Internaitional relations [edit]
Sister ceeties [edit]
Guangzhou is twinned wi the follaein ceeties:[13]
| Kintra | Ceety | Coonty/Destrict/Province/Region/State | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka | Fukuoka | 2 Mey 1979 | |
| Los Angeles | Californie | 8 December 1981 | |
| Manila | Metro Manila | 5 November 1982 | |
| Vancouver | Breetish Columbie | 27 Mairch 1985 | |
| Sydney | New Sooth Wales | 12 Mey 1986 | |
| Bari | Bari | 12 November 1986 | |
| Lyon | Rhône | 19 Januar 1988 | |
| Frankfurt | Hesse | 11 Aprile 1988 | |
| Auckland | Auckland | 17 Februar 1989 | |
| Gwangju | Gwangju | 25 October 1996 | |
| Linköping | Östergötland | 24 November 1997 | |
| Durban | KwaZulu-Natal | 17 Julie 2000 | |
| Bristol | Ingland | 23 Mey 2001 | |
| Yekaterinburg | Sverdlovsk | 10 Julie 2002 | |
| Arequipa | Arequipa | 27 October 2004 | |
| Surabaya | East Java | 21 December 2005 | |
| Vilnius | Vilnius | 12 October 2006 | |
| Birmingham | Ingland | 4 December 2006 | |
| Hambantota | Hambantota | 27 Februar 2007 | |
| Recife | Pernambuco | 22 October 2007 | |
| Tampere | Pirkanmaa | 2 December 2008 | |
| Bangkok | Bangkok | 13 November 2009 |
Friendship ceeties [edit]
Guangzhou haes the follaein friendship ceeties:[14]
| Kintra | Ceety | County/District/Province/Region/State | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salvador | Bahia | 6 Aprile 1996 | |
| Ho Chi Minh Ceety | Municipality o Vietnam | 11 Aprile 1996 | |
| Ōita | Ōita | 9 October 1997 | |
| Khabarovsk | Khabarovsk | 15 October 1997 | |
| Dubai | Dubai | 1 Juin 2000 | |
| Guam | Unincorporated organized territories | 28 Mairch 2002 | |
| Noboribetsu | Hokkaidō | 19 Mey 2002 | |
| Melbourne | Victoria | 9 Aprile 2003 | |
| Alexandria | Alexandria | 17 Julie 2003 | |
| Barcelona | Catalonie | 23 October 2003 | |
| Bishkek | Chuy | 1 December 2004 | |
| Havana | Havana | 15 Juin 2005 | |
| Düsseldorf | North Rhine-Westphalie | 15 Julie 2006 |
References [edit]
- ↑ 土地面积、人口密度(2008年). Statistics Bureau of Guangzhou. Retrieved on 8 Februar 2010. .
- ↑ 广州市2010年第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报 (Chinese). Statistics Bureau of Guangzhou (2011-05-16). Retrieved on 25 Mey 2011. .
- ↑ 2010年广州市国民经济和社会发展统计公报 (Chinese). Statistics Bureau of Guangzhou (2011-04-07). Retrieved on 25 Mey 2011. .
- ↑ MapMachine. Maps.nationalgeographic.com. Retrieved on 6 Mey 2010. .
- ↑ "Guangzhou (China)". Encyclopædia Britannica. Accessed 12 September 2010.
- ↑ "全国城镇规划确定五大中心城市", 'Southern Metropolitan Daily', 2010-02-09. Retrieved on 29 Julie 2010..
- ↑ Tourism Administration of Guangzhou Municipality. visitgz.com. Retrieved on 21 Mairch 2010. .
- ↑ Demographia World Urban Areas population projections (PDF). Retrieved on 6 Mey 2010. .
- ↑ http://www.citypopulation.de/world/Agglomerations.html
- ↑ 2009年广州市国民经济和社会发展统计公报 03-29-2010
- ↑ Guangzhou Population is over 14 mln. Xinghua Agency. 2010-06-18
- ↑ http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2008/10/15/the_2008_global_cities_index
- ↑ Sister Cities of Guangzhou. Guangzhou Foreign Affairs Office. Retrieved on 10 Februar 2010. .
- ↑ Friendship Cities of Guangzhou. Retrieved on 25 Mairch 2010. .