Conghua District

Conghua
从化区
District
Liuxi Riverfront Park in Jiekou Subdistrict

  Conghua in Guangzhou
Coordinates: 23°39′N 113°40′E / 23.650°N 113.667°E / 23.650; 113.667Coordinates: 23°39′N 113°40′E / 23.650°N 113.667°E / 23.650; 113.667
Country People's Republic of China
Province Guangdong
Sub-provincial city Guangzhou
Area
 • Total 1,974.5 km2 (762.4 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 543,377
 • Density 280/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code 510900
Area code(s) 020
Website www.conghua.gov.cn
Conghua
Simplified Chinese 从化
Traditional Chinese 從化
Cantonese Yale Chùhngfa
Hanyu Pinyin Cónghuà
Postal Tsungfa
Literal meaning From Change

Conghua District, formerly romanized as Tsungfa,[lower-alpha 1] is the northernmost district of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, China. Conghua connects the Pearl River Delta with the mountainous area of northern Guangdong.[4] Within China, it is known for its hot springs[5] and lychees.[6] It covers an area of 1,984 km2 (766 sq mi), with a population of 600,000. Its GDP was RMB10.369 billion (US$2,360 per person).

History

Under the Qing, the area was known as Conghua County. It was subsequently upgraded to county-level city status and then, on 12 February 2014, to an urban district of Guangzhou.[7]

Administrative divisions

NameChinese (S)Hanyu PinyinCanton RomanizationPopulation (2010)[8]Area (km2)
Jiekou Subdistrict街口街道Jiēkǒu Jiēdàogai1 heo2 gai1 dou696,84621.84
Chengjiao Subdistrict城郊街道Chéngjiāo Jiēdàoséng4 gao1 gai1 dou679,085160.00
Jiangbu Subdistrict江埔街道Jiāngbù Jiēdàogong1 bou3 gai1 dou695,843127.00
Wenquan town温泉镇Wēnquán Zhènwen1 qun4 zen355,194210.90
Liangkou town良口镇Liángkǒu Zhènlêng4 heo2 zen332,829530.60
Lütian town吕田镇Lǚtián Zhènlêu5 tin4 zen323,430393.00
Taiping town太平镇Tàipíng Zhèntai3 ping4 zen394,369210.32
Aotou town鳌头镇Áotóu Zhènngou4 teo4 zen3111,308410.00

Climate

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The Postal Map spelling was based on the name's local Cantonese pronunciation. The name has also been romanized Tsung-fa,[1] Ts'ung-hwa,[2] and Tsung-hwa-heën.[3]

References

Citations

  1. ↑ Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed. (1878), Vol. V, "China".
  2. ↑ Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed. (1911), Vol. XV, "Kwang-tung".
  3. ↑ Gutzlaff (1838), p. 564.
  4. ↑ "2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：从化市" (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
  5. ↑ Conghua Hot Springs
  6. ↑ Lychee
  7. ↑ "黄埔萝岗合二为一 增城从化撤市改区". Nandu（南都网）. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  8. ↑ shi, Guo wu yuan ren kou pu cha ban gong; council, Guo jia tong ji ju ren kou he jiu ye tong ji si bian = Tabulation on the 2010 population census of the people's republic of China by township / compiled by Population census office under the state; population, Department of; statistics, employment statistics national bureau of (2012). Zhongguo 2010 nian ren kou pu cha fen xiang, zhen, jie dao zi liao (Di 1 ban. ed.). Beijing Shi: Zhongguo tong ji chu ban she. ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.

Bibliography

  • Gutzlaff, Charles (1838), China Opened, or, A Display of the Topography, History, Customs, Manners, Arts, Manufactures, Commerce, Literature, Religion, Jurisprudence, Etc. of the Chinese Empire, Vol. II, London: Smith, Elder, & Co. .

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