Zhanjiang

Zhanjiang
湛江市
Chankiang; Tsamkong; Chanchiang
Zhanjiang Bay Bridge with Chikan's Skyline in the background
Zhanjiang Bay Bridge with Chikan's Skyline in the background
Nickname: 
"Harbor City" (港城)
Map
Location of Zhanjiang City jurisdiction in Guangdong
Location of Zhanjiang City jurisdiction in Guangdong
Zhanjiang is located in China
Zhanjiang
Zhanjiang
Location in China
Coordinates (Zhanjiang municipal government): 21°16′12″N 110°21′27″E / 21.2701°N 110.3575°E / 21.2701; 110.3575
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuangdong
Municipal seatChikan District
Government
 • CCP Party ChiefZheng Renhao (郑人豪)[1]
 • MayorJiang Jianjun (姜建军)[2]
Area
 • Prefecture-level city13,225 km2 (5,106 sq mi)
 • Urban
1,720.3 km2 (664.2 sq mi)
 • Metro
1,720.3 km2 (664.2 sq mi)
Elevation
21 m (69 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Prefecture-level city6,981,236
 • Density530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,931,455
 • Urban density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
 • Metro
1,931,455
 • Metro density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
GDP[4]
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 356 billion
US$ 55.2 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 50,814
US$ 7,876
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
524000
Area code759
ISO 3166 codeCN-GD-08
Major NationalitiesHan
County-level divisions9
License Plate Prefix粤G
Local dialect
Websitewww.zhanjiang.gov.cn
Zhanjiang
"Zhanjiang", as written in Chinese
Chinese湛江
Jyutpingzaam3gong1
Cantonese YaleJaamgōng
Hanyu PinyinZhànjiāng
Postal
  • Tsamkong
  • Fort-Bayard (pre-1946)
Literal meaningAzure River

Zhanjiang (Chinese: 湛江; pinyin: Zhànjiāng; Jyutping: Zaam3 Gong1; Leizhou Min: Tchiàm-kōng), historically spelled Tsamkong,[5] is a city in Guangdong province, China. The prefecture-level city of Zhanjiang administers the whole of Leizhou Peninsula, facing Haikou city of Hainan across the Qiongzhou Strait.

As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,981,236 (6,994,832 in 2010) whom 1,931,455 lived in the built-up (or metro) area consisting of four urban districts: Chikan, Xiashan, Potou and Mazhang.[3] In 2007, the city was named China's top ten livable cities by Chinese Cities Brand Value Report, which was released at 2007 Beijing Summit of China Cities Forum.[6]

  1. ^ "Party Secretary Zheng Renhao". Zhanjiang Municipal Government. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Mayor: Jiang Jianjun". Zhanjiang Municipal Government. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b "China: Guăngdōng (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Theodore Shabad (1956). China's Changing Map: A Political and Economic Geography of the Chinese People's Republic. New York: Frederick A. Praeger. p. 166. LCCN 55-11530. OCLC 916993074. With the exception of Shiukwan on the Canton-Hankow railroad, Kwangtung's regional centers are situated along the coast, notably in the Canton delta. There, in addition to Canton, are the cities of Fatshan, Kongmoon and Shekki. The metropolis of western Kwangtung is Tsamkong, and Pakhoi is the chief town of the western panhandle.
  6. ^ "China's Top 10 Most Livable Cities". hnloudi.gov.cn. Hunan Loudi Official Government. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2014.

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