Maoming
Maoming
茂名市 Mowming | |
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Right to left, top to bottom: Maoming at night, Maoming International Hotel, the Maoming ferris wheel, Yan Jingling mountain by the beach, and the Open-Pit Mine Ecological Park (converted from an old mine) | |
| Nickname: 南方油城 (Oil City of the South) | |
Location of Maoming City jurisdiction in Guangdong | |
| Coordinates (Maoming municipal government): 21°39′46″N 110°55′32″E / 21.6627°N 110.9255°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Municipal seat | Maonan District |
| Government | |
| • CPC Committee Secretary | Liang Yimin |
| • Mayor | Li Hongjun (李红军) |
| Area | |
| 11,424.8 km2 (4,411.1 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 2,714 km2 (1,048 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,714 km2 (1,048 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 29 m (95 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| 6,174,050 | |
| • Density | 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,539,148 |
| • Urban density | 940/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,539,148 |
| • Metro density | 940/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| • Major Nationalities | Han |
| GDP | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 370 billion US$ 57.3 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 59,648 US$ 9,246 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 525000 (Urban center) 525100-525400 (Other areas) |
| Area code | 668 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-GD-09 |
| License Plate Prefix | 粤K |
| County-level divisions | 6 |
| Coastline | 220 km (140 mi) |
| Website | www |
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"Maoming" in Chinese calligraphy | |||||||||||||
| Chinese | 茂名 | ||||||||||||
| Jyutping | Mau6-ming4 | ||||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | Mauhmìhng | ||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Màomíng | ||||||||||||
| Postal | Mowming | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Named for Pan Maoming | ||||||||||||
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Maoming, alternately romanized as Mowming, (Maoming Yue: [mɐu22 mɪŋ21]) 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 Yunfu to the northeast, and is 362 kilometers (225 mi) from Guangzhou and 121 kilometers (75 mi) from Zhanjiang. The Maoming Port is a Grade I port that handled 16.8 million tons of cargo in 2007. Refined oil and aquatic products are the major export products from the city. Major export destinations include Hong Kong, Macao and ASEAN member nations.
As of the 2020 census, Maoming had a population of 6,174,050 inhabitants, 2,539,148 of whom live in the built-up (or metro) area, which includes 2 urban districts (Maonan and Dianbai) largely being conurbated. The city's birth rate is 11.04‰, and its GDP (2012) was RMB 195.118 billion (US$31.81billion), up by 10.6% over the previous year. According to government sources, Maoming's GDP ranked 7th among Guangdong's 21 cities, and ranked 79th of China's 656 cities in 2012.