Dongqu Subdistrict

Dongqu
东区街道
Subdistrict
Xingzhong Road (兴中道) in East District, Zhongshan
Dongqu
Location in Guangdong
Coordinates: 22°46′03″N 113°17′46″E / 22.76750°N 113.29611°E / 22.76750; 113.29611Coordinates: 22°46′03″N 113°17′46″E / 22.76750°N 113.29611°E / 22.76750; 113.29611
Country People's Republic of China
Province Guangdong
Prefecture-level city Zhongshan
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard)

Dongqu Subdistrict (simplified Chinese: 东区; traditional Chinese: 東區; pinyin: Dōng Qū; Jyutping: dung1 keoi1), also known as East Subdistrict, or Eastern Subdistrict, is a subdistrict of Zhongshan City, Guangdong, China, which was established in 1987. It is the location of the Zhongshan Municipal Government, and is the political, economic, and cultural centre the city, and is renowned for being the (ancestral) hometown of 32,000 overseas Chinese.[1] It covers 71.4 square kilometres (27.6 sq mi) and permanent population of 120,000.[1] Officially, it is a subdistrict (东区街道).[2]

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