Maoming

Maoming
茂名市
Mowming
Right to left, top to bottom: Maoming at night, Maoming International Hotel, the Maoming ferris wheel, Yan Jingling mountain by the beach, and the Open-Pit Mine Ecological Park (converted from an old mine)
Nickname: 
南方油城 (Oil City of the South)
Map
Location of Maoming City jurisdiction in Guangdong
Location of Maoming City jurisdiction in Guangdong
Maoming is located in China
Maoming
Maoming
Location in China
Coordinates (Maoming municipal government): 21°39′46″N 110°55′32″E / 21.6627°N 110.9255°E / 21.6627; 110.9255
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuangdong
Municipal seatMaonan District
Government
 • CPC Committee SecretaryLiang Yimin
 • MayorLi Hongjun (李红军)
Area
 • Prefecture-level city11,424.8 km2 (4,411.1 sq mi)
 • Urban
2,714 km2 (1,048 sq mi)
 • Metro
2,714 km2 (1,048 sq mi)
Elevation
29 m (95 ft)
Population
 (2020 census[1])
 • Prefecture-level city6,174,050
 • Density540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
 • Urban
2,539,148
 • Urban density940/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
 • Metro
2,539,148
 • Metro density940/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
 • Major Nationalities
Han
GDP[2]
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 370 billion
US$ 57.3 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 59,648
US$ 9,246
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
525000 (Urban center)
525100-525400 (Other areas)
Area code668
ISO 3166 codeCN-GD-09
License Plate Prefix粤K
County-level divisions6
Coastline220 km (140 mi)
Websitewww.maoming.gov.cn
Maoming
"Maoming" in Chinese calligraphy
Chinese茂名
JyutpingMau6-ming4
Cantonese YaleMauhmìhng
Hanyu PinyinMàomíng
PostalMowming
Literal meaningNamed for Pan Maoming [zh]
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinMàomíng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationMauhmìhng
JyutpingMau6-ming4

Maoming, alternately romanized as Mowming,[a] is a prefecture-level city located in southwestern Guangdong province, China. Facing the South China Sea to the city's south, Maoming city borders Zhanjiang to the west, Yangjiang to the east, and Yunfu to the northeast, and is 362 kilometers (225 mi) from Guangzhou and 121 kilometers (75 mi) from Zhanjiang. The Maoming Port is a Grade I port that handled 16.8 million tons of cargo in 2007. Refined oil and aquatic products are the major export products from the city. Major export destinations include Hong Kong, Macao and ASEAN member nations.

As of the 2020 census, Maoming had a population of 6,174,050 inhabitants, 2,539,148 of whom live in the built-up (or metro) area, which includes 2 urban districts (Maonan and Dianbai) largely being conurbated.[4] The city's birth rate is 11.04‰, and its GDP (2012) was RMB 195.118 billion (US$31.81billion), up by 10.6% over the previous year.[5] According to government sources, Maoming's GDP ranked 7th among Guangdong's 21 cities, and ranked 79th of China's 656 cities in 2012.[6]

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  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 22 December 2017.
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  4. ^ "China: Guăngdōng (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  5. ^ "Maoming Economic and Social Development Report". Bureau of Statistics of Maoming.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "SOUTHCN, Chinese City GDP Ranking 2012". Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2010.


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