Zhuhai

Zhuhai
珠海市
Chuhai
From top, left to right: Aerial view of Zhuhai City from Mount Phoenix; Jintai Temple; Zhuhai Grand Theatre and the Deyuefang Restaurant on Yeli Dao; Hengqin New Area; the Statue of Fisher Girl, and Lover's Road;
Nickname(s): 
City of Romance (浪漫之城); City of hundred islands (百岛之城)
Location of Zhuhai in Guangdong
Zhuhai
Location in China
Coordinates: 22°16′27″N 113°34′19″E / 22.27417°N 113.57194°E / 22.27417; 113.57194
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuangdong
Municipal seatXiangzhou District
Government
  TypePrefecture-level city
  BodyZhuhai Municipal People's Congress
  CCP Committee SecretaryChen Yong (陈勇)
  MayorWu Zetong (吴泽桐) Acting
Area
1,724.32 km2 (665.76 sq mi)
  Water690 km2 (270 sq mi)
  Urban
1,724.32 km2 (665.76 sq mi)
  Metro
19,870.4 km2 (7,672.0 sq mi)
Elevation
36 m (118 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)
2,439,585
  Density1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
  Urban
2,439,585
  Urban density1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
  Metro
65,565,622
  Metro density3,300/km2 (8,500/sq mi)
GDP
  Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 388.2 billion
US$60.2 billion
  Per capitaCN¥157,914
US$24,477
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard Time)
Postal code
519000
Area code0756
ISO 3166 codeCN-GD-04
License plate prefixes粤C
Websitezhuhai.gov.cn (in Chinese)
Zhuhai
"Zhuhai" in Chinese
Chinese珠海
Cantonese YaleJyū-hói
PostalChuhai
Literal meaning"Pearl Sea"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhūhǎi
Bopomofoㄓㄨ ㄏㄞˇ
Wade–GilesChu1-hai3
IPA[ʈʂú.xàɪ]
Hakka
RomanizationZu1-hoi3
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationJyū-hói
JyutpingZyu1 hoi2
IPA[tsy˥hɔj˧˥]

Zhuhai is a prefecture-level city located on the west bank of the Pearl River estuary on the central coast of southern Guangdong, People's Republic of China, on the southeastern edge of the Pearl River Delta. Its name literally means "pearl sea", which originates from the city's location at the mouth of the Pearl River meeting the South China Sea. Zhuhai borders Jiangmen to the west, Zhongshan to the north and Macau to the southeast, and shares maritime boundaries with Shenzhen and Hong Kong to the northeast across the estuary.

Zhuhai was one of the original four Special Economic Zones established in 1980, as well as one of China's premier tourist destinations, being called the Chinese Riviera. While the city is located in the traditionally Cantonese-speaking province of Guangdong, a significant portion of the population is now made up of Mandarin-speaking economic migrants originally from inland provinces.

The core of Zhuhai, Xiangzhou District along with Macao are in the northeastern portion of the administrative division and are part of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area, the biggest built-up area in the world with more than 65,565,622 inhabitants as of the 2020 census, encompassing Shenzhen, Dongguan, Foshan, Zhongshan, Macau, the main part of Guangzhou, and small parts of Jiangmen and Huizhou cities but with Hong Kong not quite conurbated yet.

According to a report released in 2014 by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Zhuhai is the most liveable city in China. Zhuhai is classified as a Medium-Port Metropolis.