Lianjiang, Guangdong
Lianjiang
廉江市 Limkong; Lienchiang | |
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Lianjiang Location in Guangdong | |
Coordinates: 21°44′N 110°17′E / 21.733°N 110.283°ECoordinates: 21°44′N 110°17′E / 21.733°N 110.283°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Guangdong |
Prefecture-level city | Zhanjiang |
Area | |
• Total | 2,835 km2 (1,095 sq mi) |
Population (2013) | 1,476,200 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Lianjiang (postal: Limkong; Chinese: 廉江) is a county-level city in the municipal region of Zhanjiang, Guangdong.[1] The city has an area of 2,543 square kilometers, and had a population of about 1,680,000 as of 2010.[1]
Geography[]
Lianjiang lies in the north of the Leizhou Peninsula and faces Beibu Gulf to the southwest.[1] The city is bordered to the east by Maoming; to the south by Wuchuan, Potou District, and Suixi County, all in Zhanjiang; to the west by Anpugang Harbour (Chinese: 安铺港, part of the Gulf of Tonkin) and Beihai, in Guangxi Province; and to the north by Yulin.[citation needed] Lianjiang lies 48 kilometers north of Zhanjiang's city center.[citation needed]
Climate[]
showClimate data for Lianjiang (1981−2010) |
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Administrative divisions[]
The city is divided into 3 subdistricts and 18 towns.[2] Lianjiang's government is located in .[1]
Subdistricts[]
Lianjiang's 3 subdistricts are Chengbei Subdistrict.[2]
, , andTowns[]
Lianjiang's 18 towns are [2]
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By the end of 2009 there are 577 schools, colleges and universities in Lianjiang with 312,000 students.[citation needed]
The Guangdong Institute of Arts and Sciences is located in the city.[3]
Transportation[]
The Litang–Zhanjiang railway and the Shenzhen–Zhanjiang high-speed railway both run through Lianjiang.[1]
National Highway 207 and National Highway 325 both run through Lianjiang, as well as a number of provincial highways.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f 廉江市概况地图. xzqh.org (in Chinese). 2012-08-14. Archived from the original on 2020-10-12. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c 2019年统计用区划代码 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-11-05. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
- ^ 学院简介 [College Introduction] (in Chinese). Guangdong Institute of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 2020-11-05. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
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- County-level divisions of Guangdong
- Zhanjiang