Heshan, Guangdong
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Heshan 鹤山市 |
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.png) Location of Heshan City (pink) in Jiangmen City (yellow), Guangdong province, and the PRC |
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 Heshan
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| Coordinates: 22°46′N 112°57′E / 22.767°N 112.950°ECoordinates: 22°46′N 112°57′E / 22.767°N 112.950°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Jiangmen |
| County seat | Shaping |
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| • Total | 1,108.3 km2 (427.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 492,814 |
| • Density | 440/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 529700 |
| Area code(s) | 0750 |
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| Postal | Hokshan | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Crane Mountain | ||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Hèshān |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Jyutping | Hok6-saan1 |
Heshan, formerly romanized as Hokshan, is a county-level city of Jiangmen City in the southern part of Guangdong Province, China with a total land area of 1,108.3 square kilometres (427.9 sq mi) and a population of 360,000. If migrants this figure rises to around 550,000 persons residing within the city's borders. There are approximately 360,000 people of Heshan origin or descent living in other parts of the world.
Situated about 60 kilometres (37 mi) south west of the provincial capital, Guangzhou, Heshan occupies a strategic location on the Pearl River Delta, commanding the northern gateway to Jiangmen's five prefectures. Along the opposite bank of the same river, lie the two municipalities of Nanhai and Shunde. Heshan is around one hour from Hong Kong and Macau by road. The city's harbour can accommodate vessels of up to 3,000 long tons (3,050 t). Ships ply from here to Hong Kong directly.
Heshan—one of whose name means "Mount Crane"—takes its name from a nearby mountain thought to resemble the shape of the bird. The spelling Heshan derives from the pinyin romanization of the name's Mandarin pronunciation. The Postal Map spelling Hokshan was a combination of the local Cantonese pronunciation of the first character and the Mandarin pronunciation of the second. Heshan has also been romanized as Ho Shan and Ho-shan.
Heshan was made a prefecture in 1732 during the reign of the Yongzheng Emperor of the Qing. By the 19th century, Heshan County made up part of the commandery of Zhaoqing. In 1993, it was promoted to a county-level city.
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