Conghua District,
alternately romanized
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as Tsungfa, is one of 11
urban districts and the northernmost district of the
prefecture-level city
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure.
During the Republican era, many of China' ...
of
Guangzhou
Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong ...
, the capital of
Guangdong Province
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,
China. Conghua connects the
Pearl River Delta with the mountainous area of northern Guangdong. Within China, it is known for its hot springs and
lychees. It covers an area of , with a population of 543.377 in 2006. Its GDP was RMB10.369 billion (US$2,360 per person).
History
Under the
Qing
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, the area was known as . It was subsequently upgraded to
county-level city
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status and then, on 12 February 2014, to an
urban district of
Guangzhou
Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong ...
.
Administrative divisions
Climate
See also
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Conghua city yueyuan animal breeding farm
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Guangzhou
Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong ...
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Wenquan, Guangdong
Notes
References
Citations
Bibliography
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External links
Official website of Guangdong ProvinceOfficial website of Conghua Government
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Districts of Guangzhou