Zhongshan

Zhongshan
中山市
Chungshan
Map
Location of Zhongshan in Guangdong
Location of Zhongshan in Guangdong
Zhongshan is located in Guangdong
Zhongshan
Zhongshan
Location in Guangdong
Zhongshan is located in China
Zhongshan
Zhongshan
Zhongshan (China)
Coordinates (Zhongshan municipal government): 22°31′01″N 113°23′33″E / 22.5170°N 113.3925°E / 22.5170; 113.3925
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuangdong
County-level divisionsNone
Township-level divisions
  • 5 districts
  • 18 towns
  • 1 development zone
Municipal seatDongqu Subdistrict
Government
 • CCP Committee SecretaryXue Xiaofeng (薛晓峰)
 • MayorChen Liangxian (陈良贤)
Area
1,783.67 km2 (688.68 sq mi)
 • Urban
1,783.67 km2 (688.68 sq mi)
 • Metro
19,870.4 km2 (7,672.0 sq mi)
Elevation
11 m (36 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[1]
4,418,060
 • Density2,500/km2 (6,400/sq mi)
 • Urban
4,418,060
 • Urban density2,500/km2 (6,400/sq mi)
 • Metro
65,565,622
 • Metro density3,300/km2 (8,500/sq mi)
GDP[2]
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 356.6 billion
US$ 55.3 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 80,157
US$ 12,425
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard Time)
Postal code
528400
Area code0760
ISO 3166 codeCN-GD-20
License plate prefixes粤T
City flowerChrysanthemum
Websitewww.ZhongShan.gov.cn (Chinese)
Zhongshan
"Zhongshan City", as written in Chinese
Chinese中山
JyutpingZung1 saan1
Cantonese YaleJūngsāan
Hanyu PinyinZhōngshān ([ʈʂʊ́ŋʂán])
PostalChungshan
Literal meaning
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngshān ([ʈʂʊ́ŋʂán])
Wade–GilesChung1-shan1
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationJūngsāan
JyutpingZung1 saan1
Xiangshan (former name)
Chinese香山
JyutpingHoeng1 saan1
Cantonese YaleHēungsāan
Hanyu PinyinXiāngshān
PostalHeungshan
Literal meaningFragrant Mountain
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiāngshān
Wade–GilesHsiang1-shan1
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationHēungsāan
JyutpingHoeng1 saan1

Zhongshan ([ʈʂʊ́ŋ ʂán]; Chinese: 中山) is a prefecture-level city in the south of the Pearl River Delta in Guangdong province, China. As of the 2020 census, the whole city with 4,418,060 inhabitants is now part of the Guangzhou–Shenzhen conurbation with 65,565,622 inhabitants.[1] The city-core subdistricts used to be called Shiqi or Shekki (Chinese: 石岐).

Zhongshan is one of the few Chinese cities to be named after a person. It was originally named Xiangshan (香山, "Fragrant Mountain"; Cantonese: Heung-saan), but was renamed in 1925 in honor of Sun Yat-sen, who is known in China as "Sun Zhongshan". Sun was the founding father of the Republic of China who is also regarded positively by the People's Republic. He was born in Cuiheng village in Nanlang Township of what was then Xiangshan County.

Sunwen Lu (Road) West at dusk.
  1. ^ a b "China: Guăngdōng (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) – Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  2. ^ 广东省统计局、国家统计局广东调查总队 (August 2016). 《广东统计年鉴-2016》. 中国统计出版社. ISBN 978-7-5037-7837-7. Archived from the original on 2017-12-22.

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