Nanhai District
Nanhai District (simplified Chinese: 南海区; traditional Chinese: 南海區), is a district of Foshan, Guangdong, China. Its government is the first to have developed e-government informatization at the county level in China.
Nanhai 南海区 Namhoi | |
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Guicheng Subdistrict in Nanhai | |
| Coordinates: 23°05′46″N 113°08′34″E / 23.09611°N 113.14278°ECoordinates: 23°05′46″N 113°08′34″E / 23.09611°N 113.14278°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Foshan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,074 km2 (415 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 2,588,844 |
| • Density | 2,400/km2 (6,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 528200 |
| Website | http://www.nanhai.gov.cn/ |
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| Simplified Chinese | 南海区 | ||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 南海區 | ||||||||||||
| Jyutping | naam4 hoi2 keoi1 | ||||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | Nàahmhói Kēui | ||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Nánhǎi Qū | ||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 南海 | ||||||||||||
| Jyutping | naam4 hoi2 | ||||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | Nàahmhói | ||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Nánhǎi | ||||||||||||
| Postal | Namhoi | ||||||||||||
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History
Establishment of Nanhai is traditionally attributed two brothers carrying their father's bowls in 1271. They were fleeing south from the Mongols on a bamboo raft when a violent storm shipwrecked them and broke all the bowls. The brothers settled down there and the position of the wreck is commemorated by a shrine. This area was named Broken Bowls Point.
On 15 February 1921, the eastern part of Nanhai County was ceded to the newly established City of Guangzhou which became part of what is now western part of Liwan. On 26 June 1951, Foshan Town (present Chancheng) was ceded to the newly established City of Foshan. Nanhai County was upgraded into a county-level city on 2 September 1992 until 8 December 2002 Nanhai was consolidated as a district of Foshan.
Administration division
Nanhai was a county-level city until December 8, 2002, when it became a district of Foshan prefecture-level city.
| Name | Chinese (S) | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010)[1] | Area (km2) |
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| Guicheng Subdistrict | 桂城街道 | Guìchéng Jiēdào | 542,775 | 84.16 |
| Lishui town | 里水镇 | Lǐshuǐ Zhèn | 273,914 | 75.38 |
| Jiujiang town | 九江镇 | Jiǔjiāng Zhèn | 170,179 | 94.75 |
| Danzao town | 丹灶镇 | Dānzào Zhèn | 154,955 | 143.50 |
| Dali town | 大沥镇 | Dàlì Zhèn | 614,837 | 95.90 |
| Shishan town | 狮山镇 | Shīshān Zhèn | 610,514 | 330.60 |
| Xiqiao town | 西樵镇 | Xiqiáo Zhèn | 221,670 | 176.63 |
E-government
Nanhai was designated by the central government as a pilot city for e-government and informatization in 2001.
Notable people
See also
References
- ^ 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.
External links
- Mango Kwan's site contains pictures and history (in Chinese)