City name
Guangzhou City
(English: GuangZhou, abbreviation: GZ, pinyin: gu m ℉ ngzhu not u shi). Old English translation: Canton, the earliest sourc《早期澳门史》 written by Swedes, the transliteration of the old spelling of &”;wade style&”;; Another English translation is called Kwangchow. Since 1970, the English translation of Guangzhou has only adopted the pinyin spelling, and &”;Canton&”; and &”;Kwangchow&”; are no longer used, but are only used occasionally on individual occasions.
another/alternative name
Wuyangcheng, Yangcheng, Suicheng and Huacheng.
longitude and latitude
23 degrees 06 minutes 32 seconds north latitude and 113 degrees 15 minutes 53 seconds east longitude.
country
（the People&;s Republic of China）
province
Guangdong Province
Municipal district
Luogang District, Yuexiu District, Haizhu District, Tianhe District, Baiyun District, Liwan District, Huangpu District, Panyu District, Huadu District, Nansha District, Conghua City and Zengcheng City.
Traditional four old cities
Yuexiu District, Liwan District, Dongshan District (revoked and merged into Yuexiu District) and Haizhu District.
Zhu Xiaodan, Party Secretary, and Zhang Guangning, Mayor.
area
The city covers an area of 7,434.4 square kilometers and the urban area of 3,843.43 square kilometers.
altitude
The city&;s average altitude is 11 meters, and the top of Paradise is the highest point in Guangzhou, with an altitude of 1,210 meters.
human population
The population of the city was 10,045,800 (at the end of 2007), an increase of 3.0% over the end of last year. The birth rate is 9.45‰, which is 2.51 per thousand points lower than that of the whole province (11.96 ‰). The mortality rate is 4.20‰, which is 0.46 per thousand points lower than that of the whole province (4.66 ‰). The natural population growth rate is 5.25‰, which is 1.77 thousandths lower than that of the whole province (7.02 ‰).
nation
The population of Han nationality in the city is 9,352,800, accounting for 98.58% of the total resident population. The population of ethnic minorities is 134,800, accounting for 1.42% of the city&;s permanent population.
religion
The main religions in Guangzhou are Christianity, Catholicism, Catholicism and Protestantism.
time
Beijing time (standard time), UTC 8.
postal code
510000
020（ 86）
Car number plate
Yue a
language
Cantonese (Cantonese)
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
705.078 billion yuan (in 2007, an increase of 14.5% over the previous year; Third place in the city, second only to Shanghai and Beijing, except Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan). Per capita GDP is 71,219 yuan (9,302 US dollars). In 2007, it increased by 11.3% compared with 2006; Second place in the city, second only to Shenzhen, except Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan).
city flower
Kapok, also known as Hero Flower, Hero Tree, Banzhi Tree and Panzhihua.
City bird
wood thrush
cityball
badminton
Guǎngzhōu is the capital of Guangdong Province and the political, economic and cultural center of the province. Guangzhou is located in the south-central part of Guangdong Province, on the northern edge of the Pearl River Delta. Guangzhou is near the South China Sea, the Special Administrative Region and the Macao Special Administrative Region, and it is the south gate to the world. Guangzhou is a hilly region, with high terrain in the northeast and low terrain in the southwest, mountainous areas in the north and northeast, hills and terrac—— Pearl River, the third largest river, flows through Guangzhou.