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
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of
Guangzhou
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, the capital of
Guangdong Province,
China
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. Conghua connects the
Pearl River Delta
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with the mountainous area of northern Guangdong. Within China, it is known for its hot springs and
lychees. Covering an area of , it is the largest urban district of Guangzhou by area, with a population of 717,684 in 2020. Its GDP was RMB41.668 billion in 2018.
History
Under the
Qing, 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
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.
Administrative divisions
Climate
Transportation
Metro
Conghua is currently serviced by one metro line operated by the
Guangzhou Metro:
* - , , , ,
See also
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Conghua city yueyuan animal breeding farm
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Guangzhou
Guangzhou, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Canton or Kwangchow, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Guangdong Provinces of China, province in South China, southern China. Located on the Pearl River about nor ...
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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