Maoming
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Maoming 茂名市 |
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| Nickname(s): 南方油城 (Oil City of the South) | |
 Location of Maoming City jurisdiction in Guangdong |
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 Maoming
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| Coordinates: 21°39′N 110°55′E / 21.650°N 110.917°ECoordinates: 21°39′N 110°55′E / 21.650°N 110.917°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Municipal seat | Maonan District |
| Government | |
| • CPC Committee Secretary | Liang Yimin (梁毅民) |
| • Mayor | Li Hongjun (李红军) |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 11,424.8 km2 (4,411.1 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,714 km2 (1,048 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 487 km2 (188 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 29 m (95 ft) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 5,817,494 |
| • Density | 510/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,436,312 |
| • Urban density | 900/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 828,821 |
| • Metro density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi) |
| • Major Nationalities | Han |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 525000 (Urban center) 525100-525400 (Other areas) |
| Area code(s) | 668 |
| GDP (2012) |
¥ 195.118 billion in total; ¥ 33,537 per capita |
| License Plate Prefix | 粤K |
| County-level divisions | 6 |
| Township-level divisions | unknown |
| Coastline | 220 km |
| Website | maoming |
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"Maoming" in Chinese calligraphy
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| Chinese | 茂名 | ||||||||||||
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| Cantonese Yale | Mauhmìhng | ||||||||||||
| Cantonese Jyutping | Mau6-ming4 | ||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Màomíng | ||||||||||||
| Postal | Mowming | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Named for Pan Maoming | ||||||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Màomíng |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Mauhmìhng |
| Jyutping | Mau6-ming4 |
Maoming, formerly romanized as Mowming, is located in southwestern Guangdong province, China. Facing the South China Sea to the city's south, Maoming city neighbors Zhanjiang in the west and is 362 kilometers (225 mi) from Guangzhou and 121 kilometers (75 mi) from Zhanjiang. The Maoming Port is a Grade I port that handled 16.8 million tons of cargo in 2007. Refined oil and aquatic products are the major export products from the city. Major export destinations include Hong Kong, Macao and ASEAN member nations.
As of the 2010 census, Maoming had a population of 5,817,494 inhabitants, 2,436,312 of whom live in the most developed area, which includes 2 urban districts (Maonan and Dianbai) even though its built-up (or metro) area is limited to Maonan District with 820,821 inhabitants. The city's birth rate is 11.04‰, and its GDP (2012) was RMB 195.118 billion (US$31.81billion), up by 10.6% over the previous year. According to government sources, Maoming's GDP ranked 7th among Guangdong's 21 cities, and ranked 79th of China's 656 cities in 2012.
The city is named after Jin Dynasty Taoist scholar and doctor Pan Maoming (290–371), born in Gaozhou. The local area was renamed by imperial decree in honour of Pan in 598 A.D. during the Sui Dynasty.
During the early development of Chinese civilization in the Wei and Yellow River valleys and across the North China Plain, the area around Maoming was held by the Baiyue. After the Qin invaded in the late 3rd century BC, the area was divided into Nanhai, Xiang, and Guilin. Maoming County was established c. 600 under the Sui. Under the Qing, it comprised part of Gaozhou Prefecture. Following the Chinese Civil War, Maoming became the primary community in the area and was raised to county-level city status in 1959.
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