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Qingyuan

Qingyuan
清远市
Prefecture-level city
Qingcheng District
Location of Qingyuan in Guangdong
Location of Qingyuan in Guangdong
Qingyuan is located in China
Qingyuan
Qingyuan
Location in China
Coordinates: 23°49′N 113°02′E / 23.817°N 113.033°E / 23.817; 113.033
Country People's Republic of China
Province Guangdong
County-level divisions 9
Township-level divisions 53
City seat Qingcheng District
Area
 • Prefecture-level city 19,152.9 km2 (7,395.0 sq mi)
 • Urban 3,652.3 km2 (1,410.2 sq mi)
 • Metro 3,652.3 km2 (1,410.2 sq mi)
Elevation 14 m (45 ft)
Population (2010 Census)
 • Prefecture-level city 3,698,412
 • Density 190/km2 (500/sq mi)
 • Urban 1,510,044
 • Urban density 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
 • Metro 1,510,044
 • Metro density 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Area code(s) (+86) 0763
Licence Plate 粤R
Major Nationalities Han, Zhuang and Yao.
Website http://www.gdqy.gov.cn/
Qingyuan
QY name.svg
"Qingyuan" in Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Cantonese Yale Chīngyúhn
Cantonese Jyutping Cing1-jun5
Hanyu Pinyin Qīngyuǎn
Postal Tsingyun
Literal meaning Clear-&-Distant

Qingyuan, formerly romanized as Tsingyun, is a prefecture-level city in northern Guangdong, China, on the banks of the Bei or North River. During the 2010 census, its total population was 3,698,412, out of whom 1,510,044 lived in the urbanized Qingcheng and Qingxin districtss. The primary spoken language is Cantonese. Covering 19,015 km2 (7,342 sq mi), Qingyuan is Guangdong's largest prefecture by land area. The urban core is surrounded by mountainous areas but is directly connected with Guangzhou and the Pearl River Delta by Highway 107.

Under the Qing, the area was known as Qingyuan County. It was later promoted to prefecture-level city status.

Qingyuan's administrative area ranges in latitude from 23° 31' to 25° 12' N, and in longitude from 111° 55' to 113° 55′ E, just north of the Tropic of Cancer and about 200 km (120 mi) from coast of the South China Sea. More than half of the area is mountainous, and elevations increase from southeast to northwest.

Qingyuan has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate, with an average annual temperature of 20.7 °C (69.3 °F), 1,900 mm (75 in) of rainfall, 1662.2 hours of sunshine, and a frost-free period of 314.4 days.


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