Shaoguan
Shaoguan (Chinese: 韶关; Hakka: Seukoan) is a prefecture-level city in northern Guangdong Province (Yuebei), South China, bordering Hunan to the northwest and Jiangxi to the northeast. It is home to the mummified remains of the sixth Zen Buddhist patriarch Huineng. Its built-up (or metro) area made up of Zhenjiang, Wujiang and Qujiang urban conurbated districts was home to 1,028,460 inhabitants as of the 2020 census.
Shaoguan
韶关市 Shiukwan | |
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Left to right, top to bottom: Downtown Shaoguan from across the Bei River, street scene in central Shaoguan, Shaoyang Tower, the Pagoda of Sixi Temple, aerial view of the city | |
Location of Shaoguan City jurisdiction in Guangdong | |
Shaoguan Location in China | |
Coordinates (Shaoguan municipal government): 24°48′40″N 113°35′49″E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Guangdong |
County-level divisions | 10 |
Municipal seat | Zhenjiang District |
Government | |
• CPC Secretary | Jiang Ling (江凌) |
• Mayor | Luo Weifeng (骆蔚峰) |
Area | |
• Prefecture-level city | 18,645 km2 (7,199 sq mi) |
• Urban | 2,870.7 km2 (1,108.4 sq mi) |
• Metro | 2,870.7 km2 (1,108.4 sq mi) |
Elevation | 59 m (194 ft) |
Population (2020 census) | |
• Prefecture-level city | 2,855,131 |
• Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
• Urban | 1,028,460 |
• Urban density | 360/km2 (930/sq mi) |
• Metro | 1,028,460 |
• Metro density | 360/km2 (930/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Area code | (0)751 |
ISO 3166 code | CN-GD-02 |
Licence plate prefixes | 粤F |
Local dialect | Hakka (regional) Cantonese (native; provincial level) |
Major Nationalities | Han |
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"Shaoguan" in Traditional (top) and Simplified (bottom) Chinese characters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 韶关 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 韶關 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Postal | Shiukwan Shiuchow (former) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Beautiful pass | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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