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| Administration Type | Prefecture-level city |
| City Seat | Dongcheng District () |
| Area | 2,465 km² |
| Population | 1,619,700 (2004) |
| GDP - Total - Per Capita | ¥115.53 billion (2004) ¥71,328 (2004) |
| Major Nationalities | Han |
| County-level divisions | 3 |
| Township-level divisions | 25 |
| CPC Committee Secretary | Tong Xing (佟星) |
| Mayor | Liu Zhigeng (刘志庚) |
| Area code | 769 |
| Postal Code | 523000 |
| License Plate Prefix | 粤S |
| City Flower | Yulan magnolia Magnolia denudata |
Dongguan () is a prefecture-level city in central Guangdong province, People's Republic of China. An important industrial city located in the Pearl River Delta, Dongguan borders the provincial capital of Guangzhou to the north, Huizhou to the northeast, Shenzhen to the south, and Foshan to the west. It is also home to the world's largest shopping mall, South China Mall.
Administration
The prefecture-level city of Dongguan administers 3 county-level divisions, all of which are districts.
- Dongcheng District (东城区)
- Wanjiang District (万江区)
- Nancheng District (南城区)
The city government also directly administers the following 25 towns.
- Mayong Town (麻涌镇)
- Shilong Town (石龙镇)
- Humen Town (虎门镇)
- Daojiao Town (道滘镇)
- Shijie Town (石碣镇)
- Hongmei Town (洪梅镇)
- Liaobu Town (寮步镇)
- Dalingshan Town (大岭山镇)
- Dalang Town (大朗镇)
- Huangjiang Town (黄江镇)
- Zhangmutou Town (樟木头镇)
- Fenggang Town (凤岗镇)
- Tangxia Town (塘厦镇)
- Qingxi Town (清溪镇)
- Changping Town (常平镇)
- Qiaotou Town (桥头镇)
- Hengli Town (横沥镇)
- Dongkeng Town (东坑镇)
- Qishi Town (企石镇)
- Shipai Town (石排镇)
- Chashan Town (茶山镇)
- Chang'an Town (长安镇)
- Gaobu Town (高埗镇)
- Shatian Town (沙田镇)
- Wangniudun Town (望牛墩镇)
- Xiegang Town (谢岗镇)
- Zhongtang Town (中堂镇)
- Houjie Town (厚街镇)
Geography and climate
The urban center of Dongguan is 50 km away from that of Guangzhou to its north, 90 km away from Shenzhen to its south, 47 sea miles away from Hong Kong and 48 sea miles from Macao by waterway. Dongguan is a must-pass-by locality from Guangzhou to Hong Kong by road or waterway.
Demographics
Dongguan is also a known hometown for many overseas Chinese, the root for over 700,000 people in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macao and over 200,000 nationals living abroad.
Transport
Travel to Dongguan by bus or ferry. Ferry is the most convenient way to get there from Hong Kong, because it allows you to avoid queues at the busy border checkpoints between Hong Kong and mainland China.
Humen Pearl River Bridge is a suspension bridge over the Pearl River. Completed in 1997 it has a main span of 888 m.
See also
External links
- Government website of Dongguan (available in Chinese and English)
- Satellite Image of Dongguan
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