Yuexiu, Guangzhou
Yuexiu
越秀区 | |
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Yuexiu in Guangzhou | |
| Coordinates: 23°08′13″N 113°15′29″E / 23.137°N 113.258°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Sub-provincial city | Guangzhou |
| Area | |
• Total | 32.82 km2 (12.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 1,146,500 |
| • Density | 35,000/km2 (90,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 510030 |
| Area code | 020 |
| Website | www |
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| Simplified Chinese | 越秀区 | ||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 越秀區 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jyutping | jyut6 sau3 keoi1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Yuèxiù Qū | ||||||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 越秀 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jyutping | jyut6 sau3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Yuèxiù | ||||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 东山 | ||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 東山 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jyutping | dung1 saan1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Dōngshān | ||||||||||||||||
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Yuexiu District is one of 11 urban districts and the seat of the prefecture-level city of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, China, located west of the Tianhe District and east of the Liwan District. It is the commercial, political and cultural centre of Guangdong and noted for its high-quality education. The area has served as a regional administrative center for nearly 2,000 years, and assumed its current boundaries in September 2005. The Guangdong provincial government and the Guangzhou city government are both located in the Yuexiu District. Yuexiu District has 18 subdistricts under its jurisdiction. The total area is 33.8 square kilometres (13.1 sq mi). According to the 2020 Chinese Census, the permanent population of Yuexiu District was 1,038,643.