Lianjiang (
postal: Limkong; ) is a
county-level city
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in the
municipal region of
Zhanjiang
Zhanjiang; Leizhou Min: ''Tchiàm-kōng''; previously Tsamkong or Guangzhouwan, then romanized in English as Kwangchowan or Kwangchow Wan. is a port city on the southwestern panhandle of Guangdong province in South China. The prefecture- ...
,
Guangdong
) means "wide" or "vast", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in AD 226. The name "''Guang''" ultimately came from Guangxin ( zh, labels=no, first=t, t= , s=广信), an outpost established in Han dynasty ...
.
The city has an area of 2,543 square kilometers, and had a population of about 1,363,470 as of 2020.
Geography
Lianjiang lies in the north of the
Leizhou Peninsula
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and faces
Beibu Gulf to the southwest.
The city is bordered to the east by
Maoming
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; to the south by
Wuchuan,
Potou District, and
Suixi County, all in Zhanjiang; to the west by Anpugang Harbour (, part of the Gulf of Tonkin) and
Beihai
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, in
Guangxi
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Province; and to the north by
Yulin. Lianjiang lies 48 kilometers north of Zhanjiang's city center.
Climate
Administrative divisions
The city is divided into 3
subdistricts and 18
towns
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The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
.
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 is located in the city.
Transportation
The
Litang–Zhanjiang railway and the
Shenzhen–Zhanjiang high-speed railway both run through Lianjiang.
and
National Highway 325 both run through Lianjiang, as well as a number of provincial highways.
References
External links
Lianjiang Government Official websiteLianjiang Municipal Government Service Network
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County-level cities in Guangdong
Zhanjiang