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town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

Zhongshan Zhongshan (; ) is a prefecture-level city in the south of the Pearl River Delta in Guangdong province, China. As of the 2020 census, the whole city with 4,418,060 inhabitants is now part of the Guangzhou–Shenzhen conurbation with 65,565,622 ...

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) ...

, China. Huangpu spans an area of , and has a

hukou ''Hukou'' () is a system of household registration used in mainland China. The system itself is more properly called "''huji''" (), and has origins in ancient China; ''hukou'' is the registration of an individual in the system (''kou'' li ...

population of 93,008 as of 2019.

History

The area was organized as the Huangpu People's Commune () in 1958. The people's commune was abolished in 1984, and the current iteration of Huangpu as a

was established in 1986.

Geography

Major water features in Huangpu include the in the north of the

, the in the south, the in the east, and the in the middle.

Administrative divisions

Huangpu administers 4 residential communities () and 12 administrative villages ().

Administrative divisions

Huangpu administers the following 4 residential communities: * Sanshe Community () * Yongping Community () * Xintang Community () * Wenming Community ()

Villages

Huangpu administers the following 12 administrative villages: * Xindi Village () * Zhaofeng Village () * Wulan Village () * Dayan Village () * Dacen Village () * Shijun Village () * Hengdang Village () * Xinsha Village () * Ma'an Village () * Tuanfan Village () * Zhenyi Village () * Aoshan Village ()

Demographics

As of 2019, Huangpu has a

population of 93,008, however, this excludes the

floating population Floating population is a terminology used to describe a group of people who reside in a given population for a certain amount of time and for various reasons, but are not generally considered part of the official census count. A population is usual ...

, which is sizable in Zhongshan. A 2022 estimate put the town's hukou population at 100,000, and its floating population at about 48,700. In 2008, Huangpu had a hukou population of 84,876. In the 2000 Chinese Census, Huangpu had a population of 98,373.

Economy

In 2022, Huangpu had a total

gross domestic product Gross domestic product (GDP) is a monetary measure of the market value of all the final goods and services produced and sold (not resold) in a specific time period by countries. Due to its complex and subjective nature this measure is oft ...

of 12.68 billion renminbi (RMB), a 1.3% increase from 2021. The town's

primary sector The primary sector of the economy includes any Industry (economics), industry involved in the extraction and production of raw materials, such as farming, logging, fishing, forestry and mining. The primary sector tends to make up a larger portio ...

accounted for 0.773 billion RMB (6.10% of total GDP), while its

secondary sector In macroeconomics, the secondary sector of the economy is an economic sector in the three-sector theory that describes the role of manufacturing. It encompasses industries that produce a finished, usable product or are involved in constructi ...

accounted for 7.677 billion RMB (60.54% of total GDP), and its

tertiary sector The tertiary sector of the economy, generally known as the service sector, is the third of the three economic sectors in the three-sector model (also known as the economic cycle). The others are the primary sector (raw materials) and the second ...

accounted for 4.23 billion RMB (33.36% of total GDP).

Agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people t ...

forestry Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairing forests, woodlands, and associated resources for human and environmental benefits. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands. ...

, animal husbandry, and

fishing Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are often caught as wildlife from the natural environment, but may also be caught from stocked bodies of water such as ponds, canals, park wetlands and reservoirs. Fishing techniques inclu ...

accounted for 0.75 billion RMB (5.91% of total GDP). The total retail sale of

consumer goods A final good or consumer good is a final product ready for sale that is used by the consumer to satisfy current wants or needs, unlike a intermediate good, which is used to produce other goods. A microwave oven or a bicycle is a final good, b ...

in Huangpu totaled 6.33 billion RMB. In 2022, Huangpu

imported An import is the receiving country in an export from the sending country. Importation and exportation are the defining financial transactions of international trade. In international trade, the importation and exportation of goods are limited ...

1.182 billion RMB of goods, and exported 10.404 billion RMB of goods, giving the town a total

trade-to-GDP ratio The trade-to-GDP ratio is an indicator of the relative importance of international trade in the economy of a country. It is calculated by dividing the aggregate value of imports and exports over a period by the gross domestic product for the s ...

of 91.37%. The town's budget for 2022 included local

revenues In accounting, revenue is the total amount of income generated by the sale of goods and services related to the primary operations of the business. Commercial revenue may also be referred to as sales or as turnover. Some companies receive revenu ...

of 0.449 billion RMB, and local

expenditures An expense is an item requiring an outflow of money, or any form of fortune in general, to another person or group as payment for an item, service, or other category of costs. For a tenant, rent is an expense. For students or parents, tuition is ...

of 1.046 billion RMB. Companies headquartered in Huangpu include Zhongshan Tianmei Electrical Appliances, Zhonshan Yuanhe Metal Products, and Panshun Plastic.

Education

As of 2022, Huangpu has a total of 15 schools, including one private

primary school A primary school (in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, and South Africa), junior school (in Australia), elementary school or grade school (in North America and the Philippines) is a school for primary e ...

and one nine-year school, serving 18,800 students. The

also has 20

kindergartens Kindergarten is a preschool educational approach based on playing, singing, practical activities such as drawing, and social interaction as part of the transition from home to school. Such institutions were originally made in the late 18th cent ...

, serving 5,947 students. Huangpu has a public library, four public studies, and a

cultural center A cultural center or cultural centre is an organization, building or complex that promotes culture and arts. Cultural centers can be neighborhood community arts organizations, private facilities, government-sponsored, or activist-run. Asia * Cen ...

Healthcare

Huangpu has one hospital, one community health center, and 13 community health stations. These facilities are staffed by 1,019 personnel, and host 700 beds, as of 2022.

Transportation

runs through Huangpu.

References

{{Pearl River Delta Zhongshan Towns in Guangdong