Huizhou 惠州市 |
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Prefecture-level city | |
West Lake of Huizhou
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Motto: A city to benefit people (惠民之州) | |
Location of Huizhou in Guangdong |
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Location in China | |
Coordinates: 23°4′0″N 114°24′0″E / 23.06667°N 114.40000°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Guangdong |
City | 1988 |
Municipal seat | Huicheng District |
Government | |
• CPC Secretary | Chen Yiwei (陈奕威) |
• Mayor | Mai Jiaomeng (麦教猛) |
Area | |
• Prefecture-level city | 10,922 km2 (4,217 sq mi) |
• Urban | 2,672 km2 (1,032 sq mi) |
• Coastline | 223.6 km2 (86.3 sq mi) |
Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
Population (2010 census) | |
• Prefecture-level city | 4,598,402 |
• Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
• Urban | 2,344,634 |
• Urban density | 880/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
• Metro | 44,778,513 |
Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Postal code | 516000 |
Area code(s) | 0752 |
GDP | ¥2368.9 billion (2012) |
GDP per capita | ¥38,650 (2012) |
Licence Plate | 粤L |
Website | http://www.huizhou.gov.cn/ |
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"Huizhou", as written in Chinese
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Chinese | 惠州 | ||||||||||||||||
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Postal | Waichow | ||||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Benefit prefecture | ||||||||||||||||
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Transcriptions | |
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Standard Mandarin | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Hùizhōu |
Hakka | |
Romanization | Fui4ziu1 |
Yue: Cantonese | |
Yale Romanization | Waihjāu |
Jyutping | Wai6 zau1 |
Huìzhōu (Chinese: 惠州) is a city in southeast Guangdong Province, China. Huizhou borders the provincial capital of Guangzhou to the west, Shaoguan to the north, Heyuan to the northeast, Shanwei to the east, Shenzhen and Dongguan to the southwest, and Daya Bay of the South China Sea to the south. The city has about 4.6 million inhabitants and is administered as a prefecture-level city.
Huizhou Dayawan Economic and Technological Development Zone was approved by the State Council in 1993. It had an initial area of 9.98 km2 (3.85 sq mi), and in 2006, the State Council expanded the zone to 23.6 km2 (9.1 sq mi) in 3 phases. Industries encouraged in the zone include Automobile Production/Assembly, Chemical Production and Processing, Electronics Assembly & Manufacturing and others.
Huizhou Export Processing Zone was approved by Guangdong Provincial Government as a subzone of DBETDZ in June, 2005. The planned area was 3 km2 (1.2 sq mi). The zone was considered suitable for companies focusing on electronics, auto parts, textiles and chemicals.
Huizhou Zhongkai High-tech Industrial Development Zone is connected with Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Dongguan by Huizhou-Shenzhen Highway, Guangzhou-Huizhou Highway and Dongguan-Huizhou Highway. Beijing-Kowloon Railway and Huizhou-Aotou Railway also run through the zone, linking it with Beijing, Hong Kong, and other cities along the railway. Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport is within one-and-a-half hour's drive from the zone. Huizhou Zhongkai HIDZ has established electronics, information technology and optical-, mechanical- and electronic-integration as its major industries. It also encourages investment in new materials, telecommunications, and other high-tech industries. The zone is one of the National Electronic Information Industry Bases and National Video and Audio Products Parks in China. The zone has attracted many large multinational companies. Major investors include Sony, SPG, Futaba, Coca-Cola, LG and Siemens.