Heyuan
Heyuan (Chinese: 河源; Jyutping: ho4 jyun4, Hakka: Fò-Ngiàn) is a prefecture-level city of Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,837,686 whom 1,051,993 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of Yuancheng urban District and Dongyuan County largely being urbanized. Zijin County itself is quickly being conurbated in the agglomeration. The majority of the people are Hakka. The city includes many rainforests and the largest lake in Guangdong: Xinfengjiang Reservoir. The literal meaning of the city's name is "origin of the river". It has recently been officially titled as the "Hometown of the Dinosaur in China", due to the thousands of dinosaur egg fossils that have been unearthed in its vicinity.
Heyuan
河源市 | |
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Location of Heyuan City jurisdiction in Guangdong | |
Heyuan Location in China | |
| Coordinates (Heyuan municipal government): 23°44′39″N 114°42′01″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Municipal seat | Yuancheng District |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 15,653.63 km2 (6,043.90 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 361.5 km2 (139.6 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 4,370.6 km2 (1,687.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 39 m (128 ft) |
| Population (2020 Census) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 2,837,686 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 703,607 |
| • Urban density | 1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,051,993 |
| • Metro density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Area code | 0762 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-GD-16 |
| License Plate | 粤P |
| Heyuan | |||||||||||||||||||||
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"Heyuan", as written in Chinese calligraphy | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Chinese | 河源 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Héyuán | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | Hòhyùhn | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Postal | Hoyun | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | River spring | ||||||||||||||||||||
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