Nansha 南沙区 |
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Nansha Temple of Tianhou (Mazu)
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Nansha in Guangzhou
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Coordinates: 22°50′18″N 113°36′30″E / 22.83833°N 113.60833°ECoordinates: 22°50′18″N 113°36′30″E / 22.83833°N 113.60833°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Guangdong |
Sub-provincial city | Guangzhou |
Area | |
• Total | 803 km2 (310 sq mi) |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 260,000 |
• Density | 320/km2 (840/sq mi) |
Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Area code(s) | 020 |
Website | http://www.gzns.gov.cn/ |
Nansha District | |||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 南沙区 | ||||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 南沙區 | ||||||||||||||
Canton Romanization | nam4 sa1 kêu1 | ||||||||||||||
Hanyu Pinyin | Nánshā Qū | ||||||||||||||
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Alternative Chinese name | |||||||||||||||
Chinese | 南沙 | ||||||||||||||
Canton Romanization | nam4 sa1 | ||||||||||||||
Hanyu Pinyin | Nánshā | ||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | south sands | ||||||||||||||
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Transcriptions | |
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Standard Mandarin | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Nánshā Qū |
Yue: Cantonese | |
Yale Romanization | Nàahmsā Kēui |
Jyutping | naam4 saa1 keoi1 |
Canton Romanization | nam4 sa1 kêu1 |
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Standard Mandarin | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Nánshā |
Yue: Cantonese | |
Yale Romanization | Nàahmsā |
Jyutping | naam4 saa1 |
Canton Romanization | nam4 sa1 |
Nansha District, is a district of Guangzhou, China. It is the home of the present-day port of Guangzhou, as well as the Nansha Wetland Park.
The Nansha Technology Development Zone was carved out of Panyu District in 1993. In 2005 it was named Nansha District. In September 2012, Nansha was designated a State-level New Area (国家级新区) as Nansha New Area the sixth such area.
Nansha is currently served by one metro line operated by Guangzhou Metro: