Guangzhou Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and Chinese postal romanization, alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Guangdong Provinces of China, province in South China, sou ...

sub-provincial city A sub-provincial division () in China is a prefecture-level city governed by a province promoted by half a level. Thus, it is half a level under the provincial level (hence the name sub-provincial) but half a level above the prefecture-level. ...

, the second most populated prefectural-level division of

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and it is divided into 11

districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...

. Guangzhou is further divided into 135 Subdistricts and 35

Towns 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 or ...

County-level divisions

Township-level divisions

Yuexiu

Liwan

Haizhu

Tianhe

Baiyun

Huangpu

Panyu

Huadu

Nansha

Zengcheng

Conghua

Historical divisions

ROC (1911-1949)

1949-1960

1960-2000

Since 2000

References

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