Guigang

Guigang 贵港市 • Gveigangj Si Kweikang
Prefecture-level city
Guigang in 2013. Jiefang Road (解放路)
Location of Guigang City jurisdiction in Guangxi
23°06′43″N 109°35′56″E / 23.112°N 109.599°E / 23.112; 109.599
Country	People's Republic of China
Autonomous region	Guangxi
Municipal seat	Gangbei District
Area
• Prefecture-level city	10,601 km2 (4,093 sq mi)
• Urban	3,546 km2 (1,369 sq mi)
• Metro	2,196 km2 (848 sq mi)
Elevation	45 m (147 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[1]
• Prefecture-level city	4,316,262
• Density	410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
• Urban	1,700,978
• Urban density	480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
• Metro	1,277,231
• Metro density	580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
GDP[2]
• Prefecture-level city	CN¥ 150.2 billion US$ 23.3 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 34,632 US$ 5,368
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	537100
Area code	0775
ISO 3166 code	CN-GX-08
Licence plate prefixes	桂R
Website	www.gxgg.gov.cn

Guigang (simplified Chinese: 贵港; traditional Chinese: 貴港; pinyin: Guìgǎng; lit. 'Distinguished Harbour'; Zhuang: Gveigangj) is a prefecture-level city in eastern Guangxi in the People's Republic of China. Prior to 1988, it was known as Gui County or Guixian (simplified Chinese: 贵县; traditional Chinese: 貴縣; pinyin: Guìxiàn).

Geography and climate

Guigang is located in eastern Guangxi. It is located between Guangxi's five major cities: Nanning, Guilin, Liuzhou, Beihai, and Wuzhou. Its location makes it a major transportation and business hub, connecting central China with the south, especially Hong Kong and Macau. Guigang has a rail line, several major highways, an expressway, and most importantly a large port on the Xi River, its direct connection to the Pearl River Delta. The area is 10,601 km² (4,093 sq mi).

Climate is sub-tropical and monsoonal with an annual mean temperature of 21 °C (70 °F). Annual precipitation is 1,450.6 mm (57.11 in).

Administration

Guigang has 1 county-level city, 3 urban districts, and 1 counties.

Districts:

• Gangbei District (港北区)
• Gangnan District (港南区)
• Qintang District (覃塘区)

County-level city:

• Guiping (桂平市)

County:

• Pingnan (平南县)

Map
Gangbei Gangnan Qintang Pingnan County Guiping (city)

Demographics

As of the 2020 Chinese census, its population was 4,316,262 inhabitants whom 1,277,231 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of Gangbei and Gangnan Districts, Qintang District not being conurbated yet. Guigang's population is mainly Cantonese Chinese along with a number of minority tribes.

Economy

The 2015 GDP was 86.5 billion yuan; nominal GDP per capita was roughly $2,400, making it a relatively poor county in southern China. Transportation, shipping, and logistics are a vital part of Guigang's economy. More than 100 million tons of goods pass through its ports in one year.^[5] Major industries include chemical manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, metallurgy, tannery, textiles, printing, and food stuffs. Agriculture is also important with major crops including cereals such as rice and corn, sugar, medicinal herbs, tobacco, tea, lotus root, and green vegetables.

Sports

The Guigang Sports Centre Stadium is located in Guigang. It has a capacity of 30,000 and it is used mostly for football matches. The venue opened on 21 June 2016.^[6]

Twin towns and sister cities

Iloilo City, Philippines (2004)

Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand (2016)

References

External links

• Xinhua Website Archived 2007-08-12 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)