Gaoming District
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Gaoming District 高明区 |
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Gaoming District, seen from a high rise apartment
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| Country | China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture | Foshan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 967.4 km2 (373.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 420,044 |
| • Density | 434.2/km2 (1,125/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 440608 |
| Website | http://www.gaoming.gov.cn/ |
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| Cantonese Yale | Gōumìhng | ||||||||||||
| Cantonese Jyutping | Gou1-ming4 | ||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Gāomíng | ||||||||||||
| Postal | Koming | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | High-&-Bright Brilliant Glorious |
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Gāomíng |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Gōumìhng |
| Jyutping | Gou1-ming4 |
Gaoming District, formerly romanized as Koming, is an urban district of Foshan, Guangdong, in the People's Republic of China. Gaoming is located west of downtown Foshan and had a population of 420,044 during the 2010 census. It covers an area of 967.4 km2 (373.5 sq mi).
Under the Qing, Gaoming County was administered as part of the commandery of Zhaoqing.
Gaoming District is located within Foshan. Neighboring cities, districts, and counties are Gaoyao in the North, Xinxing County in the West, Heshan in the South, Nanhai District and Sanshui District in the East. The district is divided into one subdistrict and three towns.
Gaoming has resources of Gold, Copper, Tungsten and other minerals. Gaoming county is an important producer of foodstuffs within Guangdong, as well as food and textiles.
McDonald's and KFC both feature along Wenchang Lu alongside other Western clothes retail outlets and Watson's pharmacy stores. Otherwise, Western shops are rare. Nonetheless, shopping facilities cater well for day-to-day needs. The primary shopping streets are Canjiang Lu, Wenchang Lu and Wenhau Lu. Markets are also numerous and can be found simply by turning off the primary streets into nearby side-roads.
Gaoming is not particularly well integrated into transport systems. The railway from Guangzhou to Maoming as well as the Guangzhou-Foshan-Kaiping highway do not reach this area of the county. Gaoming has a river port on the Xi River.
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