Dongguan

Dongguan
Semplifeed Cheenese	东莞
Tradeetional Cheenese	東莞
Jyutping	Dung1 gun2
Cantonese Yale	Dūnggún
Hanyu Pinyin	Dōngguǎn
Postal	Tungkun
Leeteral meanin	Smiling east
Transcriptions
Staundart Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Dōngguǎn
IPA	Mandarin pronunciation: [tʊ́ŋkwàn]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanisation	Dūnggún
Jyutping	Dung1 gun2

Dongguan
Dongguan; 东莞
	Prefectur-level ceety
	东莞市
	Frae top left:Guanyinshan , Dongguan Avenue (Central Business Destrict), Humen Pearl River Bridge, & Keyuan
	Location o Dongguan in Guangdong
	Dongguan Location in Cheenae
	Coordinates: 23°2′N 113°43′E / 23.033°N 113.717°E
Kintra	Fowkrepublic o Cheenae
Province	Guangdong
Foondit	331 AD
Govrenment
• CPC Committee Secretar	Xu Jianhua (徐建华)
• Mayor	Yuan Baocheng (袁宝成)
Area
• Total	2465 km2 (952 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	8,220,237
• Density	3,300/km2 (8,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (Cheenae Staundart Time)
Postal code	523000
Area code(s)	769
Licence plate prefixes	粤S
- Total	¥ 424.6 billion (2010)
- Per capita	¥ 53,285 (2008)
Ceety flouer	Yulan magnolia ; Magnolia denudata
Website	http://www.dongguan.gov.cn/

Dōngguǎn (Cheenese: 东莞), is a prefectur-level ceety in central Guangdong province, Fowkrepublic o Cheenae.

An important industrial ceety locatit in the Pearl River Delta, Dongguan borders the provincial caipital o Guangzhou tae the north, Huizhou tae the northeast, Shenzhen tae the sooth, an the Pearl River tae the wast.

It is hame tae ane o the warld's lairgest, tho maistly empty, shoppin maw an aw, New South China Mall. Ceety admeenistration is considered especially progressive in seekin foreign direct investment. The three neebourin municipalities o Guangzhou, Dongguan, an Shenzhen are hame tae ower 25 million residents, accoontin for a lairge proportion o the Pearl River Delta Region's population.^[1]

Dongguan ranks ahint anerlie Shenzhen, Shanghai an Suzhou in exports amang Cheenese ceeties, wi $65.54 billion in shipments.

Admeenistration

Dongguan haes nae intermediate coonty level; insteid it is dividit intae 32 touns (destricts) an each o thaim is possessin its awn distinct characteristics:

Map

#	Name	Hanzi	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2010 Census)	Aurie (km²)	Densitie (/km²)
Chengzhen Aurie				303,966	24.8	12,256.69
1	Guancheng Destrict	莞城区	Guǎnchéng Qū	162,116	13.5	12,008.59
31	Shilong Toun	石龙镇	Shílóng Zhèn	141,850	11.3	12,553.09
Shuixiang Aurie				1,109,686	315.0	3,522.81
4	Wanjiang Destrict	万江区	Wànjiāng Qū	244,765	50.5	4,846.83
5	Gaobu Toun	高埗镇	Gāobù Zhèn	217,436	30.0	7,247.86
6	Zhongtang Toun	中堂镇	Zhōngtáng Zhèn	139,563	60.0	2,326.05
7	Machong Toun	麻涌镇	Máchǒng Zhèn	118,062	74.0	1,595.43
8	Wangniudun Toun	望牛墩镇	Wàngniúdūn Zhèn	84,786	31.5	2,685.65
10	Hongmei Toun	洪梅镇	Hóngméi Zhèn	58,114	33.0	1,761.03
32	Shijie Toun	石碣镇	Shíjié Zhèn	246,960	36.0	6,860.00
Yanhai Aurie				2,061,759	572.3	3,602.58
9	Daojiao Toun	道滘镇	Dàojiào Zhèn	143,107	63.0	2,271.53
11	Shatian Toun	沙田镇	Shātián Zhèn	177,482	107.0	1,658.71
12	Houjie Toun	厚街镇	Hòujiē Zhèn	438,283	126.0	3,478.43
13	Humen Toun	虎门镇	Hǔmén Zhèn	638,657	178.5	3,577.91
14	Chang'an Toun	长安镇	Cháng'ān Zhèn	664,230	97.8	6,791.71
Qiuling Aurie				1,733,155	523.5	3,310.70
2	Dongcheng Destrict	东城区	Dōngchéng Qū	492,875	110.0	4,480.68
15	Dalingshan Toun	大岭山镇	Dàlǐngshān Zhèn	279,414	110.0	2,540.12
16	Dalang Toun	大朗镇	Dàlǎng Zhèn	310,889	118.0	2,634.65
17	Huangjiang Toun	黄江镇	Huángjiāng Zhèn	231,399	98.0	2,361.21
28	Liaobu Toun	寮步镇	Liáobù Zhèn	418,578	87.5	4783.74
Shanqu Aurie				1,345,880	575.3	2,339.44
19	Fenggang Toun	凤岗镇	Fènggǎng Zhèn	318,971	82.5	3,866.31
18	Tangxia Toun	塘厦镇	Tángxià Zhèn	482,067	128.0	3,766.14
20	Qingxi Toun	清溪镇	Qīngxī Zhèn	312,639	143.0	2,186.28
21	Zhangmutou Toun	樟木头镇	Zhāngmùtou Zhèn	132,816	118.8	1,117.97
22	Xiegang Toun	谢岗镇	Xiègǎng Zhèn	99,387	103.0	964.92
Putian Aurie				1,624,473	458.5	3,543.01
3	Nancheng Destrict	南城区	Nánchéng Qū	289,255	59.0	4,902.62
23	Changping Toun	常平镇	Chángpíng Zhèn	386,378	108.0	3,577.57
24	Qiaotou Toun	桥头镇	Qiáotóu Zhèn	166,774	56.0	2,978.10
25	Qishi Toun	企石镇	Qǐshí Zhèn	121,693	51.0	2,386.13
26	Hengli Toun	横沥镇	Hénglì Zhèn	204,830	50.0	4,096.60
27	Dongkeng Toun	东坑镇	Dōngkēng Zhèn	138,819	27.5	5,047.96
29	Chashan Toun	茶山镇	Cháshān Zhèn	156,522	51.0	3,069.05
30	Shipai Toun	石排镇	Shípái Zhèn	160,202	56.0	2,860.75

History

Awtho the earliest traces o human habitation in the aurie stretch back 5,000 years, Dongguan's emergence as a true ceety is a recent phenonomenon.

In 1839, at the ootset o the First Opium War, lairge quantities o seizit opium wur burned in the local toun o Humen. Several o the major battles o the war wur focht here in this aurie.

Durin the Seicont Warld War, the ceety servit as the base for guerilla resistance against the Japanese occupation.^[2]

Geografie

The urban centre o Dongguan is 50 km awa frae that o Guangzhou tae its north, 90 km awa frae Shenzhen tae its sooth, 47 nautical mile (87 km) awa frae Hong Kong an 48 nautical mile (89 km) frae Macau bi watterwa. Dongguan is a must-pass-bi locality frae Guangzhou tae Hong Kong bi road or watterwey.

O the total aurie o Dongguan, 27% is watter, 25% forest laund, an 13% ploughed laund, while 35% o its laund aurie haes been fully developit.

Climate

The climate o Dongguan is humid subtropical. It lees juist sooth o the Tropic o Cancer. The average temperatur is 22.8 °C (73.0 °F) throuoot the year. The average rainfaw is 1,756.8 millimetre (69.17 in).^[3]

Demografics

Dongguan haed an estimatit 6,949,800 inhabitants at the end o 2008, amang whom 1,748,700 wur local residents an 5,201,100 permanent migrants frae ither pairts o the kintra. At the 2010 Census the population haed reacht 8,220,237.

Dongguan is a kent hometown for mony owerseas Cheenese an aw, the faimily oreegin o ower 700,000 fowk in Hong Kong, Taiwan an Macau an ower 200,000 naitionals livin abroad.

International relations

Twin touns an sister ceeties

Dongguan is twinned wi:

Hartford, Connecticut, Unitit States syne (5 Mairch 2001) ^[4]
Thessaloniki, Greece syne (24 October 2008) ^[5]
Asan, Sooth Korea syne (24 September 2012) ^[6]

References

↑ "Livable Dongguan". Liveable.dg.gov.cn. Archived frae the original on 12 Mairch 2007. Retrieved 6 Mey 2010.
↑ Dongguan - History Archived 2011-12-23 at the Wayback Machine, Dongguan Government
↑ "Livable Dongguan". Liveable.dg.gov.cn. Archived frae the original on 18 Mey 2007. Retrieved 6 Mey 2010.
↑ "Donguan Forges Sister-city Relations With Hartford". People's Daily. Retrieved 27 October 2008.
↑ "Dongguan and Thessaloniki Formed Sisterhood (in Chinese)". City of Dongguan. Archived frae the original on 14 Mey 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2008.
↑ >"Dongguan and Asan Formed Sisterhood (in Chinese)". City of Dongguan. Archived frae the original on 22 Februar 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2013.

Economic data

Economic profile for Dongguan at HKTDC

Freemit airtins

Dongguan Ceety Govrenment Archived 2014-05-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Cheenese) and (in Inglis)
www.dongguantoday.com Govrenment fundit wabsteid, givin a full range o information aboot Dongguan (in Cheenese) and (in Inglis)
Dongguan Bureau of Foreign Trade & Economic Cooperation Archived 2006-07-16 at the Wayback Machine (in Cheenese) an (in Inglis)
IATT - International Association for Technology Trade Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
Expats in Dongguan - Expatacular - Expat Community Archived 2011-08-10 at the Wayback Machine

[1] "Livable Dongguan". Liveable.dg.gov.cn. Archived frae the original on 12 Mairch 2007. Retrieved 6 Mey 2010.

[2] Dongguan - History Archived 2011-12-23 at the Wayback Machine, Dongguan Government

[3] "Livable Dongguan". Liveable.dg.gov.cn. Archived frae the original on 18 Mey 2007. Retrieved 6 Mey 2010.

[4] "Donguan Forges Sister-city Relations With Hartford". People's Daily. Retrieved 27 October 2008.

[5] "Dongguan and Thessaloniki Formed Sisterhood (in Chinese)". City of Dongguan. Archived frae the original on 14 Mey 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2008.

[6] >"Dongguan and Asan Formed Sisterhood (in Chinese)". City of Dongguan. Archived frae the original on 22 Februar 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2013.

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