Foshan
佛山市 Fatshan | |
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 Clockwise from top right: Zumiao of Foshan, Qingyun Tower in Shunfengshan Park, Foshan New Town in Shunde, Guanyin atop Mount Xiqiao, & Downtown Foshan in Chancheng | |
| Nickname: 禅 (Chan) | |
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 Location of Foshan in Guangdong | |
| Coordinates (Foshan municipal government): 23°01′17″N 113°07′18″E / 23.0214°N 113.1216°E | |
| Country |  China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Municipal seat | Chancheng District |
| Government | |
| • CPC Committee Secretary | Zheng Ke (郑轲) |
| • Mayor | Bai Tao (白涛) |
| Area | |
| 3,848 km2 (1,486 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 690 km2 (270 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,848 km2 (1,486 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 19,870.4 km2 (7,672.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
| 9,498,863 | |
| • Density | 2,500/km2 (6,400/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 26,940,000 |
| • Urban density | 7,000/km2 (18,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 65,594,622 |
| • Metro density | 3,300/km2 (8,500/sq mi) |
| GDP[2] | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 1.759 trillion US$ 166.8 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 127,085 US$ 19,699 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard Time) |
| Postal code | 528000 |
| Area code | (0)757 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-GD-06 |
| Licence plate prefixes |
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| Website | foshan |
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.svg) "Foshan" in Chinese characters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chinese | 佛山 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Fóshān | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | Fahtsàan or Fahtsāan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Postal | Fatshan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Buddha Mountain" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Foshan[a] is a prefecture-level city in central Guangdong Province, China. The entire prefecture covers 3,848 km2 (1,486 sq mi) and had a population of 9,498,863 as of the 2020 census. The city is part of the western side of the Pearl River Delta Economic Zone whose built-up (or metro) area was home to 65,694,622 inhabitants as of 2020 (excluding Hong Kong not conurbated yet), making it the biggest urban area of the world.
Foshan is regarded as the home of Cantonese opera, a genre of Chinese opera; Nanquan, a martial art; and lion dancing.
- ^ "China: Guăngdōng (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) – Population Statistics, Charts and Map". Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ 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.
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