Yangjiang
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Yangjiang 阳江市 |
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| Prefecture-level city | |
Hailing Island in Yangjiang
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 Location of Yangjiang City jurisdiction in Guangdong |
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 Yangjiang
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| Coordinates: 21°51′N 111°58′E / 21.850°N 111.967°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| County-level divisions | 4 |
| Municipal seat | Jiangcheng District |
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| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 7,955.27 km2 (3,071.55 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 779.69 km2 (301.04 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,482.5 km2 (958.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 2,421,748 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (790/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 676,857 |
| • Urban density | 870/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,119,619 |
| • Metro density | 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Area code(s) | 0662 |
| GDP | ¥27.39 billion (2004) |
| GDP per capita | ¥10,493 (2004) |
| License Plate | 粤Q |
| Major Nationalities | Han |
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"Yangjiang", as written in Chinese calligraphy
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| Cantonese Yale | Yèuhnggōng | ||||||||||||
| Cantonese Jyutping | Joeng4 gong1 | ||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Yángjiāng | ||||||||||||
| Postal | Yeungkong | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning |
Sunny River Yang River |
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Yángjiāng |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Yèuhnggōng |
| Jyutping | Joeng4 gong1 |
Yangjiang, formerly romanized as Yeungkong, is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Guangdong Province in the People's Republic of China. It borders Maoming to the west, Yunfu to the north, Jiangmen to the east, and looks out to the South China Sea to the south. The local dialect is the Gaoyang dialect, a branch of Cantonese. During the 2010 census, its population was 2,421,748 inhabitants of whom 1,119,619 lived in the built-up (or metro) and largely urbanized area comprising Jiangcheng District and Yangdong County.
Under the Qing, Yangjiang County made up part of the commandery of Zhaoqing. It was later split off as a separate prefecture in its own right.
The prefecture-level city of Yangjiang administers 4 county-level divisions, including 2 districts, 1 county-level city and 1 counties.
Yangjiang is located, 2:30 hours from Guangzhou by bus. Notable areas include the Zhapo Beach and Hailing Island near Shapa Town.
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