Shiqi Subdistrict, Guangdong
Shiqi
石岐街道 Shekki | |
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Sunwen West Road (孙文西路) in Shiqi Subistrict | |
| Coordinates: 22°19′N 113°13′E / 22.32°N 113.21°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhongshan |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.72 km2 (8.77 sq mi) |
| Population | 257,472 (2,020) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
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| Chinese | 石岐 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 石岐 | ||||||||||
| Jyutping | sek6 kei4 | ||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Shíqí | ||||||||||
| Postal | Shekki | ||||||||||
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Shiqi Subdistrict, also known as Shiqiqu Subdistrict, is a subdistrict located in the center of Zhongshan city, covering an area of 22.72 square kilometres (8.77 sq mi), and a population of 257,472 (2020). The subdistrict administers 19 residential communities, and is home to major industrial and commercial activity.
Shiqi was historically spelled Shekki in English, and is nicknamed Tiecheng (鐵城; Tiěchéng; 'Iron City').
Local people mainly speak the Shiqi dialect, a Yue dialect related to Standard Cantonese.