Humen Town

Humen
虎门镇
Humen is labeled '13' on this map of Dongguan
Humen is labeled '13' on this map of Dongguan
Humen is located in Guangdong
Humen
Humen
Location in Guangdong
Coordinates: 22°48′53″N 113°40′21″E / 22.8148°N 113.6726°E / 22.8148; 113.6726
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuangdong
Prefecture-level cityDongguan
Population
 (2020)
838,144
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Humen Town (simplified Chinese: 虎门镇; traditional Chinese: 虎門鎮; pinyin: Hǔmén zhèn; Jyutping: Fu2mun4 zan3), formerly Fumun,[1] is a town in Dongguan city on the eastern side of the Humen strait on the Pearl River Delta, in Guangdong province, China. The former town of Taiping was incorporated into Humen Town in 1985. The population was 838,144 in the 2020 census,[2] making it the second most populous town (zhèn) in China (after Chang'an in Dongguan as well).[3]

  1. ^ Postal romanization.
  2. ^ "Hŭmén Zhèn (Town, China) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  3. ^ National Bureau of Statistics of China; Guangdong (in Chinese) Population of administrative units at the 2000 Population Census. Retrieved on 2010-04-25.