Shaoguan

Shaoguan
韶关市
Shiukwan
Left to right, top to bottom: Downtown Shaoguan from across the Bei River, street scene in central Shaoguan, Shaoyang Tower, the Pagoda of Sixi Temple, aerial view of the city
Map
Location of Shaoguan City jurisdiction in Guangdong
Location of Shaoguan City jurisdiction in Guangdong
Shaoguan is located in China
Shaoguan
Shaoguan
Location in China
Coordinates (Shaoguan municipal government): 24°48′40″N 113°35′49″E / 24.811°N 113.597°E / 24.811; 113.597
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuangdong
County-level divisions10
Municipal seatZhenjiang District
Government
 • CPC SecretaryJiang Ling (江凌)
 • MayorLuo Weifeng (骆蔚峰)
Area
 • Prefecture-level city18,645 km2 (7,199 sq mi)
 • Urban
2,870.7 km2 (1,108.4 sq mi)
 • Metro
2,870.7 km2 (1,108.4 sq mi)
Elevation
59 m (194 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[1]
 • Prefecture-level city2,855,131
 • Density150/km2 (400/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,028,460
 • Urban density360/km2 (930/sq mi)
 • Metro
1,028,460
 • Metro density360/km2 (930/sq mi)
GDP[2]
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 155.4 billion
US$ 24.1 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 54,377
US$ 8,429
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Area code(0)751
ISO 3166 codeCN-GD-02
Licence plate prefixes粤F
Local dialectHakka (regional)
Cantonese (native; provincial level)
Major NationalitiesHan
Shaoguan
"Shaoguan" in Traditional (top) and Simplified (bottom) Chinese characters
Simplified Chinese韶关
Traditional Chinese韶關
PostalShiukwan
Shiuchow (former)
Literal meaningBeautiful pass
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinSháoguān
Gwoyeu RomatzyhShaurguan
Wade–GilesShao2-kuan1
IPA[ʂǎʊ.kwán]
Wu
Romanizationzau1kuae1
Hakka
RomanizationShâu-kûan
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationSìuhgwāan
JyutpingSiu4gwaan1
IPA[siw˩.kʷan˥]

Shaoguan is a prefecture-level city in northern Guangdong Province (Yuebei), South China, bordering Hunan to the northwest and Jiangxi to the northeast. It is home to the mummified remains of the sixth Zen Buddhist patriarch Huineng. Its built-up (or metro) area made up of Zhenjiang, Wujiang and Qujiang urban conurbated districts was home to 1,028,460 inhabitants as of the 2020 census.[3]

  1. ^ Guăngdōng: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
  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.
  3. ^ "Search result of CHINA: Guăngdōng at citypopulation website".