Qingyuan

Qingyuan
清远市
Qingcheng District
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Location of Qingyuan in Guangdong
Location of Qingyuan in Guangdong
Qingyuan is located in China
Qingyuan
Qingyuan
Location in China
Coordinates (Qingyuan municipal government): 23°40′55″N 113°03′22″E / 23.682°N 113.056°E / 23.682; 113.056
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuangdong
County-level divisions9
Township-level divisions53
City seatQingcheng District
Area
 • Prefecture-level city19,152.9 km2 (7,395.0 sq mi)
 • Urban
3,652.3 km2 (1,410.2 sq mi)
 • Metro
3,652.3 km2 (1,410.2 sq mi)
Dimensions
 • Length190 km (120 mi)
 • Width230 km (140 mi)
Elevation
14 m (45 ft)
Population
 (2020 Census[2])
 • Prefecture-level city3,969,473
 • Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,738,424
 • Urban density480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
 • Metro
1,738,424
 • Metro density480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
GDP[3]
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 200.7 billion
US$ 31.1 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 50,459
US$ 7,821
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Area code0763
ISO 3166 codeCN-GD-18
Licence plate prefixes粤R
Major NationalitiesHan, Zhuang and Yao
Websitewww.gdqy.gov.cn
Qingyuan
"Qingyuan" in Traditional (top) and Simplified (bottom) Chinese characters
Simplified Chinese清远
Traditional Chinese清遠
Hanyu PinyinQīngyuǎn
Cantonese YaleChīngyúhn
PostalTsingyun
Literal meaningClear-&-Distant
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinQīngyuǎn
Gwoyeu RomatzyhChingyeuan
Wade–GilesChʻing1-yüan3
IPA[tɕʰíŋ.ɥɛ̀n]
Hakka
RomanizationChhîn-yén
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationChīngyúhn
JyutpingCing1jyun5
IPA[tsʰɪŋ˥.jyn˩˧]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJChheng-oán
Tâi-lôTshing-uán

Qingyuan, formerly romanized as Tsingyun,[a] is a prefecture-level city in northern Guangdong province, China, on the banks of the Bei or North River. During the 2020 census, its total population was 3,969,473, out of whom 1,738,424 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of urbanized Qingcheng and Qingxin districts.[7] The primary spoken language is Cantonese. Covering 19,015 km2 (7,342 sq mi), Qingyuan is Guangdong's largest prefecture-level division by land area, and it borders Guangzhou and Foshan to the south, Shaoguan to the east and northeast, Zhaoqing to the south and southwest, and Hunan province and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to the north.[1] The urban core is surrounded by mountainous areas but is directly connected with Guangzhou and the Pearl River Delta by Highway 107.

  1. ^ a b 清远概况 (in Simplified Chinese). Qingyuan People's Government. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  2. ^ "China: Guăngdōng (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Baynes, T. S., ed. (1878), "China" , Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 5 (9th ed.), New York: Charles Scribner's Sons
  5. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Kwang-Tung" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. XV (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
  6. ^ Gutzlaff (1838), p. 564.
  7. ^ "China: Guăngdōng (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".


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