Lianjiang (
postal: Limkong; ) is a
county-level city
A county-level municipality (), county-level city or county city, formerly known as prefecture-controlled city (1949–1970: ; 1970–1983: ), is a county-level administrative division of the People's Republic of China. County-level ...
in the
municipal region of
Zhanjiang
Zhanjiang (), historically spelled Tsamkong, is a prefecture-level city at the southwestern end of Guangdong province, People's Republic of China, facing Haikou city to the south.
As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,981,236 (6,994,832 ...
,
Guangdong
Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020) ...
.
The city has an area of 2,543 square kilometers, and had a population of about 1,680,000 as of 2010.
Geography
Lianjiang lies in the north of the
Leizhou Peninsula and faces
Beibu Gulf to the southwest.
The city is bordered to the east by
Maoming; to the south by
Wuchuan,
Potou District, and
Suixi County, all in Zhanjiang; to the west by Anpugang Harbour (, part of the Gulf of Tonkin) and
Beihai, in
Guangxi Province; and to the north by
Yulin. Lianjiang lies 48 kilometers north of Zhanjiang's city center.
Climate
Administrative divisions
The city is divided into 3
subdistricts A subdistrict or sub-district is an administrative division that is generally smaller than a district.
Equivalents
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* Kelurahan, in Indonesia
* Mukim, a township in Brunei, Indon ...
and 18
towns.
Lianjiang's government is located in .
Subdistricts
Lianjiang's 3 subdistricts are , , and
Chengbei Subdistrict.
Towns
Lianjiang's 18 towns are , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and .
Education
By the end of 2009 there are 577 schools, colleges and universities in Lianjiang with 312,000 students.
The
Guangdong Institute of Arts and Sciences is located in the city.
Transportation
The
Litang–Zhanjiang railway and the
Shenzhen–Zhanjiang high-speed railway both run through Lianjiang.
and
National Highway 325 both run through Lianjiang, as well as a number of provincial highways.
References
External links
Lianjiang Government Online
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County-level cities in Guangdong
Zhanjiang