Nansha District

Nansha
南沙区
District
Nansha Temple of Tianhou (Mazu)

  Nansha in Guangzhou
Coordinates: 22°50′18″N 113°36′30″E / 22.83833°N 113.60833°E / 22.83833; 113.60833Coordinates: 22°50′18″N 113°36′30″E / 22.83833°N 113.60833°E / 22.83833; 113.60833
Country People's Republic of China
Province Guangdong
Sub-provincial city Guangzhou
Area
 • Total 803 km2 (310 sq mi)
Population (2012)
 • Total 260,000
 • Density 320/km2 (840/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard)
Area code(s) 020
Website http://www.gzns.gov.cn/
Nansha District
Simplified Chinese 南沙区
Traditional Chinese 南沙區
Cantonese Yale Nàahmsā Kēui
Hanyu Pinyin Nánshā Qū
Alternative Chinese name
Chinese 南沙
Cantonese Yale Nàahmsā
Hanyu Pinyin Nánshā
Literal meaning south sands
Nansha Sunflowers Garden

Nansha District, is a district of Guangzhou, China. It is the home of the present-day port of Guangzhou, as well as the Nansha Wetland Park.

The Nansha Technology Development Zone was carved out of Panyu District in 1993. In 2005 it was named Nansha District. In September 2012, Nansha was designated a State-level New Area as Nansha New Area the sixth such area.[1]

Administrative divisions

NameChinese (S)Hanyu PinyinCanton RomanizationPopulation (2010)[2]Area (km2)
Nansha Subdistrict南沙街道Nánshā Jiēdàonam4 sa1 gai1 dou6112,15157.80
Zhujiang Subdistrict珠江街道Zhūjiāng Jiēdàoju1 gong1 gai1 dou628,57541.50
Longxue Subdistrict龙穴街道Lóngxué Jiēdàolung4 yud6 gai1 dou644,891128.90
Wanqingsha Town万顷沙镇Wànqǐngshā Zhènman6 king2 sa1 zen3319.20
Huangge Town黄阁镇Huánggé Zhènwong4 gog3 zen343,79176.50
Hengli Town横沥镇Hénglì Zhènwang4 lig6 zen330,49254.00
Dongchong Town东涌镇Dōngchōng Zhèndung1 chung1 zen3147,22892.00
Dagang Town大岗镇Dàgǎng Zhèndai6 gong1 zen3125,01190.07
Lanhe Town榄核镇Lǎnhé Zhènlam5 hed6 zen373,07874.48

Transportation

Metro

Nansha is currently served by one metro line operated by Guangzhou Metro:

References

  1. ↑ China Daily Nansha New Area launched Updated: 2012-09-13 14:56 "China has mapped out a new State-level development zone in South China's Guangdong province, the Shanghai Securities News reported on Wednesday. As the country's sixth State-level New Area, the Nansha New Area is expected to get national support from a series of preferential policies and innovation reforms on tax policy, land management, financial innovation and industrial development. The other zones are in Shanghai, Tianjin and Chongqing, as well as Zhejiang and Gansu provinces."
  2. ↑ 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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.