Wednesday, February 7, 2007

China (CN) Guangdong Province Foshan Region

Foshan Region (佛山市 shān-shì )

Summary

The major city of Shunde (1 300 000) in Shunde District, the cities of Sanshui (250 000) in Sanshui District, Chencun (180 000) in Shunde District, Gaoming (180 000) in Gaoming District, and Shunde--Leliu (110 000) in Shunde District and the major towns of Jiujiang (55 000) in Nanhai District, Jun'an (45 000) in Shunde District, Shatou (45 000), Danzao (40 000), Guanyao (40 000), Taiping (40 000), and Dalan (30 000) in Nanhai District, Xingtan (30 000) in Shunde District, Fengyong (25 000), Heshun (25 000), and Jinsha (20 000) in Nanhai District, and Mingcheng (20 000) in Gaoming District are in the Foshan metropolitan area.

Detailed Analysis

Foshan Region contains only the Foshan metropolitan area. Its area is 3 868 km² and its population is 5 337 709.

Foshan proper has a population of 1 275 665 in 15 street committees. Foshan is a suburb of Guangzhou in Guangzhou Region.

Chancheng District (禅城区 Chánchéng-qū) 154 km²

City District: 6 street committees of Foshan, 1 urban township (296 706): 升平街道 48879 祖庙街道 46746 永安街道 43575 普君街道 62221 城门头街道 36775 同济街道 49530 迳口华侨经济区虚拟镇 8980

Shiwan District: 2 street committees of Foshan, 4 urban townships (471 950):
江湾街道 40277 城南街道 27530 石湾镇 42017 张槎镇 149982 澜石镇 101033 环市镇 111111

On December 8, 2001, Chancheng District was formed from City District, Shiwan District, and part of Nanhai Metropolitan County. The corrected 2000 Census population is 923 439.

Jingkou Overseas Chinese Economic Zone (迳口华侨经济区 Jìngkǒu Huáqiáo Jīngjì) is an exclave of the district surrounded by Nanshui District and Qingyuan and Zhaoqing Regions.

The street committees, as well as
Huanshi (环市 Huánshì), Lanshi (澜石 Lánshí), Nanzhuang (南庄 Nánzhuāng), which is listed under Nanhai District, Shiwan (石湾 Shíwān), and Zhangcha (张槎 Zhāngchá) are suburbs of Guangzhou.

Gaoming District (
高明区 Gāomíng-) 960 km²

3 street committees of Gaoming, 7 urban townships (301 041): 荷城街道 134123 三洲街道 15615 西安街道 27267 合水镇 22604 更楼镇 18579 新圩镇 9968 明城镇 29010 杨梅镇 18652 人和镇 13719 富湾镇 11504

Gaoming (177 005)
has an area of 15.5 km² and an estimated population of 180 000. In addition, Gaoming--Guantang (官棠 Guāntáng) has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 17 000.

Mingcheng (
明城 Míngchéng) has an area of 2.1 km² and an estimated population of 20 000.

Nanhai District (
南海区 Nánhǎi-) 1 074 km²

Nanhai Metropolitan County: 7 street committees of Foshan, 12 urban townships, 1 special area (2 133 741): 桂城街道 173066 平洲街道 189473 三山港街道 37775 黄岐街道 117417 盐步街道 151337 大沥街道 205528 狮山街道 46256 里水镇 164189 九江镇 106693 沙头镇 51630 南庄镇 154783 丹灶镇 66241 罗村镇 123245 小塘镇 60784 松岗镇 76692 官窑镇 81248 和顺镇 60040 金沙镇 62155 西樵山旅游度假区 200585 西岸镇 4604

On December 8, 2002, the Foshan metropolitan area annexed Nanhai Metropolitan County. Part of it was transferred to Chancheng District. The corrected 2000 Census population is 1 978 958.

The street committees, as well as Lishui (
里水 shuǐ), Luocun (罗村 Luócūn), Songgang (松岗 Sōnggǎng), Xiaotang (小塘 Xiǎotáng), and Xiqiaoshan Tourism Area (西樵山旅游度假区 qiáoshān Lǚyóu Dùjià) are suburbs of Guangzhou.

Jiujiang (九江 Jiǔjiāng) has an area of 4.6 km² and an estimated population of 55 000.

Shatou (沙头 Shātóu) has an area of 3.7 km² and an estimated population of 45 000.

Danzao (
丹灶 Dānzào) has an area of 3.6 km² and an estimated population of 40 000. In addition, Xinnong (新农 Xīnnóng) in Danzao urban township has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 12 000.

Guanyao (
官窑 Guānyáo) has an area of 3.5 km² and an estimated population of 40 000.

Heshun (
和顺 Héshùn) has an area of 2.0 km² and an estimated population of 25 000. In addition, Fengyong (逢涌 Féngyǒng) in Heshun urban township has an area of 2.0 km² and an estimated population of 25 000.

Jinsha (
金沙 Jīnshā) has an area of 1.7 km² and an estimated population of 20 000.

Taiping (太平 Tàipíng) and Datong (大同tóng) in Xiqiaoshan Tourism Area have areas of 3.4 km² and 1.3 km² and estimated populations of 40 000 and 16 000.

Liantang (莲塘 Liántáng) in Xiaotang urban township
has an area of 1.3 km² and an estimated population of 15 000.

Caochang (草场 Cǎochǎng) in Lishui urban township
has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 11 000.

Sanshui District (
三水区 Sānshuǐ-) 874 km²

4 street committees of Sanhui, 7 urban townships (440 119):
西南街道 194030 河口街道 23708 金本街道 26361 南边街道 28611 青岐镇 7042 大塘镇 34446 六和镇 14220 乐平镇 30404 范湖镇 13719 白坭镇 32163 芦苞镇 35415

Sanshui (244 099)
has an area of 15.5 km² and an estimated population of 250 000. In addition, Sanshui--Hekou (河口 kǒu) and Sanshui--Jinben (金本 Jīnběn) have areas of 1.4 km² and 1.0 km² and estimated populations of 17 000 and 12 000.

Lubao (
芦苞 bāo) has an area of 1.3 km² and an estimated population of 16 000.

Shunde District (
顺德区 Shùndé-) 806 km²

Shunde Metropolitan County (1 694 152):
大良街道 216177 德胜街道 43087 伦教街道 131515 勒流街道 166186 容桂镇 307226 陈村镇 113489 北窖镇 166340 乐从镇 172247 龙江镇 144608 杏坛镇 125150 均安镇 108127

On December 8, 2002, the Foshan metropolitan area annexed Shunde Metropolitan County.

Lecong (
乐从 Lècóng) and Longjiang (龙江 Lóngjiāng) are suburbs of Guangzhou.

Shunde (556 965, 1 017 828 in the urban area with suburbs)
has an area of 88 km² and an estimated population of 1 300 000. Beijiao (北窖 Běijiào) and Ronggui (容桂 Róngguì) are suburbs of Shunde. Shunde has suburbs in Zhongshan Metropolitan County. Shunde--Leliu (勒流 liú) has an area of 8.8 km² and an estimated population of 110 000.

Chencun (
陈村 Chéncūn) has an area of 23 km² and an estimated population of 180 000.

Xingtan (
杏坛 Xìngtán) has an area of 5.7 km² and an estimated population of 30 000. In addition, Guanghua (光华 Guānghuá) in Xingtan urban township has an area of 2.6 km² and an estimated population of 17 000.

Jun'an (
均安 Jūn'ān) has an area of 3.6 km² and an estimated population of 45 000.

Pianjiao (
扁窖 Piānjiào) in Ronggui urban township has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 17 000.

Xincun (莘村 Xīncūn) in Beijiao urban township has an area of 1.3 km² and an estimated population of 16 000.

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