Formerly known as Canton and Kwangchow.
Guangzhou, abbreviated as Sui; Also known as Yangcheng or Huacheng, it is located in southern China and central southern Guangdong Province. It borders Boluo County to the east, Shunde to the west, Qingyuan City to the north, and Dongguan City and Zhongshan City to the south. Guangzhou is a modern metropolis, the political, economic, technological, educational, and cultural center of southern China. It is a famous tourist city in China and is known as the "Pearl of the South China Sea";. Guangzhou is the capital of Guangdong Province.
As of March 18, 2021, the total area of Guangzhou is 7434.40 square kilometers. As of December 2021, Guangzhou has 11 districts, 34 towns, and 142 streets. At the end of 2022, the permanent population of Guangzhou was 18.7341 million. In 2023, the total regional GDP of Guangzhou was 3035.573 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.6%, ranking fourth in the country after Shanghai, Beijing, and Shenzhen in terms of economic output.
Located in the the Pearl River Delta, Guangzhou is bordered by the the Nanling Mountain Mountains to the north and the South China Sea to the south. The marine climate is remarkable, and both the ocean and the mainland have a significant impact on the climate of Guangzhou. Diverse land types, wide suitability, and complex terrain; The terrain decreases from northeast to southwest; The geological structure is complex, and the types of mineral resources are relatively abundant; There are a wide variety of biological species that grow rapidly.
At the end of 2022, there were a total of 5224 medical and health institutions (excluding village clinics) in the city, including 298 hospitals, 12 maternal and child health care institutions, 6 specialized disease prevention and control institutions, 16 disease prevention and control institutions, and 14 health supervision institutions. In 2021, there were a total of 11 ordinary higher education institutions such as Sun Yat sen University and South China University of Technology, as well as 2 adult higher education institutions in the city.
During the Qin Dynasty, Guangzhou was always the administrative center of county, state, and prefectural governments. During the late Qin and early Han dynasties, as well as the late Tang dynasty, Guangzhou experienced two instances of separatist states, with the latter being the Southern Yue Kingdom. Since the establishment of Nanhai Commandery in the Qin Dynasty (214 BC),Guangzhou has been under its administrative jurisdiction throughout history. During the Tang Dynasty, Guangzhou was known as the Guangzhou Governor's Office, which served as the administrative center and governor's office of Lingnan Road; Before liberation, under the rule of the Kuomintang, Guangzhou was designated as a city and remained the capital of the province. In 1954, during the national administrative regional adjustment, it was changed to a provincial-level city.
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