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One of China's fastest growing provinces
Updated: Jun 1, 2021
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Population: 126,012,510 (2020)
Area: 179,700 square kilometers
Location: southernmost part of the Chinese mainland
Economy:
Guangdong is one of the frontiers undergoing China's reform and opening-up policy.
It has become one of the most attractive places for investors seeking competitive advantages in the market. It is also one of China's fastest growing provinces with the most developed business and trade environments. During the 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-15), the annual growth of the province's GDP reached 8.5 percent and the GDP grew by 7.5 percent per capita. In 2018, the province's GDP reached 9.73 trillion yuan ($141.69 billion).
Administrative divisions
Guangdong province governs 21 cities: Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Shantou, Foshan, Shaoguan, Zhanjiang, Zhaoqing, Jiangmen, Maoming, Huizhou, Meizhou, Shanwei, Heyuan, Yangjiang, Qingyuan, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Chaozhou, Jieyang, Yunfu, and 119 county-level administrative divisions.
Sister cities
International Sister Cities |
Date Signed |
International Sister Cities |
Date Signed |
International Sister Cities |
Date Signed |
New South Wales, Australia |
Sept 1, 1979 |
Skane, Sweden |
Nov 26, 1997 |
Gyeonggido,Korea |
Oct 20, 2003 |
Hyogo, Japan |
March 23, 1983 |
Provence-Alpes- Côte d’Azur, France |
May 24, 2000 |
Bavaria, Germany |
Oct 20, 2004 |
Massachusetts,USA |
May 21, 1985 |
Istanbul, Turkey |
June 18, 2001 |
Region of Southern Denmark, Chile |
Aug 23, 2007 |
Utrecht, Netherlands |
Jan 22, 1995 |
West Pomerania, Poland |
July 12, 2001 |
Sao Paulo, Brazil |
Aug 28, 2007 |
British Columbia, Canada |
Sept 7, 1995 |
North Sumatra, Indonesia |
March 11,2002 |
Queensland, Australia |
Aug 21, 2008 |
State of Mexico, Mexico |
June 3, 2002 |
Catalonia, Spain |
Sept 5, 2003 |
Cebu province, Philippines |
Oct23, 2009 |
Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam |
Nov 12, 2009 |
Guayas, Ecuador |
Nov 12, 2009 |
Heraklion, HellenicRepublic |
June 4, 2010 |
Alexandria,Egypt |
Oct 21, 2010 |
Apulia Region, Italy |
June 15, 2011 |
Chuuk State, Micronesia |
Nov 6, 2011 |
Suva City, Fiji |
Nov 6, 2011 |
Kyiv Region, Ukraine
|
Sept 17, 2012 |
Khabarovsky Krai, Russia
|
Nov 27, 2012 |
Gävleborg County, Sweden |
Nov 27, 2012 |
AP Vojvodina, Serbia |
Nov 27, 2012 |
Minsk State Belarus |
Nov 27, 2012 |
Mendoza,Argentina |
Nov 11, 2013 |
Saint Petersburg, Russia |
Jan 13, 2014 |
Zurich, Switzerland |
April 18, 2014 |
Gujarat, India |
Sept 17, 2014 |
California, USA |
Sept 21, 2014 |
Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic |
April 28, 2015 |
Emilia-Romagna, Italy |
May 11, 2015 |
Limburg Provincie, Kingdom Of Belgium |
June 23, 2015 |
Malacca, Malaysia |
Sept 21, 2015 |
Michigan, USA |
May 10, 2016 |
Chungcheongnam-do, Korea |
June 27, 2016 |
Osh, Kyeghyzstan |
July 5, 2016 |
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
Aug 29, 2016 |
Alberta, Canada |
April 24, 2017 |
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