Lianjiang ( postal: Limkong; ) is a

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in the municipal region of

Zhanjiang Zhanjiang (), historically spelled Tsamkong, is a prefecture-level city at the southwestern end of Guangdong province, People's Republic of China, facing Haikou city to the south. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,981,236 (6,994,832 ...

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) ...

. The city has an area of 2,543 square kilometers, and had a population of about 1,680,000 as of 2010.

Geography

Lianjiang lies in the north of the

Leizhou Peninsula The Leizhou Peninsula, alternately romanized as the Luichow Peninsula, is a peninsula in the southernmost part of Guangdong province in South China. History Qing naval forces were stationed at the Leizhou Peninsula. During the 19th century ...

and faces

Beibu Gulf The Gulf of Tonkin is a gulf at the northwestern portion of the South China Sea, located off the coasts of Tonkin (northern Vietnam) and South China. It has a total surface area of . It is defined in the west and northwest by the northern c ...

to the southwest. The city is bordered to the east by

Maoming Maoming, alternately romanized as Mowming, is a prefecture-level city located in southwestern Guangdong province, China. Facing the South China Sea to the city's south, Maoming city borders Zhanjiang to the west, Yangjiang to the east, and Yunf ...

; to the south by Wuchuan,

Potou District Potou District () is a district of Zhanjiang Zhanjiang (), historically spelled Tsamkong, is a prefecture-level city at the southwestern end of Guangdong province, People's Republic of China, facing Haikou city to the south. As of the 2020 ...

, and Suixi County, all in Zhanjiang; to the west by Anpugang Harbour (, part of the Gulf of Tonkin) and

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, in

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Province; and to the north by

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. Lianjiang lies 48 kilometers north of Zhanjiang's city center.

Climate

Administrative divisions

The city is divided into 3

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and 18

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. Lianjiang's government is located in .

Subdistricts

Lianjiang's 3 subdistricts are , , and Chengbei Subdistrict.

Towns

Lianjiang's 18 towns are , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and .

Education

By the end of 2009 there are 577 schools, colleges and universities in Lianjiang with 312,000 students. The

Guangdong Institute of Arts and Sciences Guangdong Institute of Arts and Sciences () is a higher education institute located in Lianjiang, Guangdong Province, China. The school is accredited as a full-time institution of higher learning by the Guangdong Provincial People's Government ...

is located in the city.

Transportation

The Litang–Zhanjiang railway and the

Shenzhen–Zhanjiang high-speed railway The Shenzhen–Zhanjiang railway is a high-speed railway across the south of Guangdong province. Currently it runs from Jiangmen to Zhanjiang West. It will link the cities of Shenzhen and Zhanjiang when complete. History Announced as part of th ...

both run through Lianjiang. National Highway 207 and National Highway 325 both run through Lianjiang, as well as a number of provincial highways.

References

External links

Lianjiang Government Online
{{authority control County-level cities in Guangdong Zhanjiang