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Pearl River Delta (PRD) .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal} 珠江三角洲 Delta do Rio das Pérolas
Metropolitan region and area
Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area
Map of the metropolitan region Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area in Green
Regions	Guangdong Hong Kong Macau
Major Settlements	Guangzhou Shenzhen Zhuhai Foshan Dongguan Zhongshan Jiangmen Huizhou Zhaoqing Hong Kong Macau
Government
• Governor of Guangdong	Ma Xingrui
• Chief Executive of Hong Kong	Carrie Lam
• Chief Executive of Macau	Fernando Chui
Area
• Metro	39,380 km2 (15,200 sq mi)
Language
•	Cantonese and other Yuehai dialects, Mandarin, English, Portuguese, Macanese Patois
Time zone	UTC+8 (CST, HKT, MST)

Pearl River Delta
Chinese name
Chinese	珠江三角洲
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhūjiāng Sānjiǎozhōu Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Jyūgōng Sāamgokjāu Jyutping Zyu1gong1 Saam1gok3zau1 other Yue Taishanese Zu˧˨ kong˥ Lam˧ guk˨˥ zou˧˨
Chinese abbreviation
Chinese	珠三角
Literal meaning	Zhu (Pearl River) Delta
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhūsānjiǎo Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Jyūsāamgok Jyutping Zyu1saam1gok3 other Yue Taishanese Zu˧˨ lam˧ guk˨˥
Second alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	粤江平原
Traditional Chinese	粵江平原
Literal meaning	Yue (Guangdong) river plain
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yuèjiāng Píngyuán Yue: Cantonese Jyutping jyut6gong1 ping4jyun4
Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macau Greater Bay Area
Simplified Chinese	粤港澳大湾区
Traditional Chinese	粵港澳大灣區
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yuègǎng'ào Dàwān Qū Yue: Cantonese Jyutping jyut6gong2ou3 daai6waan1 keoi1
Portuguese name
Portuguese	Delta do Rio das Pérolas

The Pearl River Delta Metropolitan Region (PRD, Chinese: 珠江三角洲都會區; pinyin: Zhūjiāng sānjiǎozhōu) is the low-lying area surrounding the Pearl River estuary, where the Pearl River flows into the South China Sea. It is one of the most densely urbanized regions in the world, and is often considered an emerging megacity. The region's economy is referred to as Pearl River Delta Economic Zone, while the Chinese government's development plans consider it part of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

The PRD is a megalopolis, with future development into a single mega metropolitan area, yet itself is at the southern end of a larger megalopolis running along the southern coast of China, which include metropolises such as Chaoshan, Zhangzhou-Xiamen, Quanzhou-Putian and Fuzhou. The nine largest cities of the PRD had a combined population of 57.15 million at the end of 2013, comprising 53.69% of the provincial population.^[1] According to the World Bank Group, the PRD has become the largest urban area in the world in both size and population.^[2]

This region along with Chaoshan was also the source of much Chinese emigration from the 19th to the mid 20th centuries, including to the Western world, where they formed many Chinatowns. Today, much of the Chinese diaspora in the US, Canada, Australia, Latin America, and much of Southeast Asia traces their ancestry to this region. Its dominant language is Cantonese.

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Geography

River delta

The river delta, also known as the Golden Delta of Guangdong,^[3] is formed by three major rivers, the Xi Jiang (West River), Bei Jiang (North River), and Dong Jiang (East River). The flat lands of the delta are criss-crossed by a network of tributaries and distributaries of the Pearl River. The Pearl River Delta is actually two alluvial deltas, separated by the core branch of the Pearl River. The Bei Jiang and Xi Jiang converge to flow into the South China Sea and Pearl River in the west, while the Dong Jiang only flows into the Pearl River proper in the east.

The Xi Jiang begins exhibiting delta-like characteristics as far west as Zhaoqing, although this city is not usually considered a part of the PRD region. After passing through the Lingyang Gorge and converging with the Bei Jiang, the Xi Jiang opens up and flows as far east as Nansha Qu and as far west as Xinhui. Major distributaries of the Xi include Donghui Shuidao, Jiya Shuidao, Hutiaomen Shuidao, Yinzhou Hu, and the main branch of the Xi Jiang. Jiangmen and Zhongshan are the major cities found in the western section of the delta.^{[citation needed]}

The Bei Jiang enters the delta plains at Qingyuan but doesn't begin to split until near Sanshui. From here the two main distributaries are Tanzhou Shuidao and Shunde Shuidao which form multiple mouths along the west side of the Pearl River's estuary. Two other distributaries, Lubao Yong and Xinan Yong, split from the Bei further north and converge with the Liuxi He to form the main branch of the Pearl River just north of Guangzhou. The other major city in the north section of the delta is Foshan.^{[citation needed]}

The Dong Jiang flows through Huizhou into the delta. It begins diverging northeast of Dongguan into many distributaries, including the Dongguan Shuidao. Distributuares enter the Pearl River as far north as Luogang and as far south as Hu Men (Tiger Gate).

Saltwater crocodiles were present within the Pearl River estuary during antiquity.

Location and demographics

As well as the delta itself, the term Pearl River Delta refers to the dense network of cities that covers nine prefectures of the province of Guangdong, namely Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Foshan, Huizhou, Jiangmen and Zhaoqing, and the SARs of Hong Kong and Macau. The 2010/2011 State of the World Cities report, published by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, estimates the population of the delta region at 120 million people; it is rapidly urbanising.^[4]

The eastern side of the PRD (Shenzhen, Dongguan), dominated by foreign capital, is the most developed economically. The western areas (Foshan, Zhuhai, Zhongshan, Jiangmen), dominated by local private capital, are open for development. New transport links between Hong Kong, Macau and Zhuhai in the PRD are expected to open up new areas for development, further integrate the cities, and facilitate trade within the region. The Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge, and the proposed Shenzhen–Zhongshan Bridge, currently in the planning phase, will be amongst the longest bridges in the world with a total length of approximately 50 km (31 mi) each.

Until c. 1985, the PRD had been mainly dominated by farms and small rural villages, but after the economy was reformed and opened, a flood of investment turned it into the land's economic powerhouse. The PRD's startling growth was fueled by foreign investment coming largely from Hong Kong manufacturers that moved their operations into the PRD. In 2003, Hong Kong companies employed 11 million workers in their PRD operations. Lately there have been extreme labour shortages in the region due to runaway economic growth which caused wages to rise by about 20 to 30 percent in the past two years.^[5]

Economy

The Pearl River Delta has been one of the most economically dynamic regions of the People's Republic of China since the launch of China’s reform programme in 1979. With annual gross domestic product growth of 13.45 percent over three decades since 1978, it is 3.5 percentage points higher than the national average. Since 1978, almost 30% of all foreign investment in China was in the PRD.^[6] In 2007 its GDP rose to US$448 billion which makes its economy about the size of Taiwan's^[7] and by 2017 this figure has increased to US$1.5 trillion ( or US$3.0 trillion in PPP)^[8], about the same size as Russia. The abundance of employment opportunities created a pool of wealthy, middle-income, professional consumers with an annual per capita income that puts them among China's wealthiest.^[9] Since the onset of China’s reform program, the Pearl River Delta Economic Zone has been the fastest growing portion of the fastest growing province in the fastest growing large economy in the world.^[10]

Dongguan, Zhongshan, Nanhai, and Shunde (the later two are now districts of Foshan) the four cities known as the Four Guangdong Dragons for its high growth rates and rapid development from late the 1980s to the 2000s.

According to the 2000 national Census, the Zone had a population of 40.8 million people. Per capita income has been growing substantially in recent years, as have consumer expenditures.

Although the Pearl River Delta Economic Zone encompasses only 0.4 percent of the land area and only 3.2 percent of the 2000 Census population of mainland China, it accounted for 8.7 percent of GDP, 35.8 percent of total trade, and 29.2 percent of utilised foreign capital in 2001. These figures show the remarkable level of economic development to which the Pearl River Delta has been subjected in order to become an 'Economic Zone', as well as the international orientation of the region’s economy. This orientation has attracted numerous investors from all over the world who use the Greater Pearl River Delta region as a platform for serving global and Chinese markets.

As of 2008, the Central Government has introduced new labor laws, environmental and other regulations to reduce pollution, industrial disputes, produce safer working conditions and protect the environment. The costs of producing low margin and commodity goods have increased. This is on top of the rising cost for energy, food, transport and the appreciation of the Renminbi against the falling US Dollar. Some manufacturers will need to cut costs by moving up the value chain or moving to more undeveloped regions.^[11]

The industrial cities in the Pearl River Delta has been called the "Factory of the World" or the "World's Factory" due the presence of industrial parks populated with factories from foreign investments.^[12][13] The target market of the delta region's exports, however, has become increasingly domestic rather than foreign.^[14]

Significance of manufacturing

The Pearl River Delta has become the world's workshop and is a major manufacturing base for products such as electronic products (such as watches and clocks), toys, garments and textiles, plastic products, and a range of other goods. Much of this output is invested by foreign entities and is geared for the export market. The Pearl River Delta Economic Zone accounts for approximately one third of China's trade value.

Private-owned enterprises have developed quickly in the Pearl River Delta Economic Zone and are playing an ever-growing role in the region's economy, particularly after year 2000 when the development environment for private-owned enterprises has been greatly relaxed.

Nearly five percent of the world's goods were produced in the Greater Pearl River Delta in 2001, with a total export value of US$289 billion. Over 70,000 Hong Kong companies have factory plants there.^[11]

Transportation

Public transport

Urban rail transport

PRD is served by five different metro systems throughout the metropolitan area consisting of Guangzhou Metro, Shenzhen Metro, MTR, FMetro, and Dongguan Rail Transit. Both Guangzhou and Hong Kong are also served by tram systems: Guangzhou Trams, Hong Kong Tramways, MTR Light Rail, and Peak Tram.

Currently, four additional metro and tram systems are under construction: Macau Light Rail Transit, Shenzhen Trams, Zhuhai Trams, and Foshan Trams. Also, three additional systems are under planning stage: Zhongshan Metro, Huizhou Metro, and Zhuhai Metro.

Buses, taxis and motorcycles

All cities are served by buses and taxis, while some cities may still offer motorcycle service.

Air transport

PRD is covered by seven civilian airports, with five in Mainland China and two in special administrative regions. Two of the Mainland Airports have international flights.

Mainland China:

• Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport


• Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport


• Zhuhai Jinwan Airport


• Foshan Shadi Airport


• Huizhou Pingtan Airport

Special administrative regions:

• Hong Kong International Airport


• Macau International Airport

Railway and intercity-rail transport

The entire PRD is fully covered by railway, high-speed rail, or intercity-rail services.

• Major stations
  
  
  
  • Guangzhou Railway Station
  
  
  • Guangzhou East Railway Station
  
  
  • Guangzhou South Railway Station
  
  
  • Guangzhou North Railway Station
  
  
  • Shenzhen Railway Station
  
  
  • Shenzhen North Railway Station
  
  
  • Shenzhen East Railway Station
  
  
  • Futian Railway Station
  
  
  • 
    Hong Kong Station and Central Station
    
  
  
  • Hung Hom Station
  
  
  • Zhongshan Railway Station
  
  
  • Zhongshan North Railway Station
  
  
  • Zhuhai Railway Station
  
  
  • Zhuhai North Railway Station
  
  
  • Dongguan Railway Station
  
  
  • Dongguan East Railway Station
  
  
  • Foshan Railway Station
  
  
  • Foshan East Railway Station
  
  
  • Jiangmen Railway Station
  
  
  • Humen Railway Station
  
  
  • Huizhou Railway Station
  
  
  • Zhaoqing Railway Station
  
  
  
  

River transport

There are daily high-speed catamaran services throughout the PRD region.

• Guangzhou Ferry


• Cotai Jet


• New World First Ferry


• TurboJET


• Star Ferry


• Hong Kong & Kowloon Ferry


• Discovery Bay Transportation Services


• Park Island Transport


• Fortune Ferry


• Macao Dragon Company


• Coral Sea Ferry


• Chuen Kee Ferry


• Tsui Wah Ferry

Cities

Guangzhou Shenzhen Hong Kong Dongguan Foshan Jiangmen Huizhou Zhongshan Zhuhai Macau Zhaoqing Enping Heshan Kaiping Sihui Pearl River Delta (Guangdong)
City	Romanization	Stats	Information & Subdivisions	City Map	Image
Guangzhou 广州 / 廣州	Pinyin: Guǎngzhōu Canton: Guong2zau1 Yale: Gwóngjāu Jyutping: Gwong2zau1	Population: 12,700,800 Area: 7,434 km2 Density: 1,708.47/km2	Also known to many English speakers as Canton, Guangzhou is the capital of Guangdong province. It is a port on the Pearl River, navigable to the South China Sea, and is cultural and political center of the Pearl River Delta. Districts: Yuexiu, Liwan, Haizhu, Tianhe, Baiyun, Huangpu, Panyu, Huadu, Nansha, Zengcheng, Conghua New Area: Nansha
Shenzhen 深圳	Pinyin: Shēnzhèn Canton: Sem1zen3 Yale: Sāmjan Jyutping: Sam1zan3	Population: 10,357,938 Area: 1,991 km2 Density: 5,202.37/km2	Shenzhen is a Special Economic Zones (SEZ) in China. It has been one of the fastest growing cities in the world. It also has one of the busiest ports in the world. Districts: Futian, Luohu, Nanshan, Yantian, Bao'an, Longgang, Pingshan, Longhua, Guangming New District: Dapeng
Hong Kong 香港	Pinyin: Xiānggǎng Canton: Hêng1gong2 Yale: Hēunggóng Jyutping: Hoeng1gong2	Population: 7,061,200 Area: 1,104 km2 Density: 6,396.01/km2	Hong Kong Island was first occupied by British forces in 1841, and then formally ceded from China under the Treaty of Nanjing at the end of the war. Hong Kong remained a crown colony of the United Kingdom until 1997 when it was returned to China. Hong Kong is known as one of the world's leading financial capitals also a major business and cultural hub. Districts: Central and Western, Eastern, Southern, Wan Chai, Kowloon City, Kwun Tong, Sham Shui Po, Wong Tai Sin, Yau Tsim Mong, Islands, Kwai Tsing, North, Sai Kung, Sha Tin, Tai Po, Tsuen Wan, Tuen Mun, Yuen Long
Macau 澳门 / 澳門	Pinyin: Àomén Canton: Ou3mun4 Yale: Oumùhn Jyutping: Ou3mun4	Population: 544,600 Area: 30 km2 Density: 18,153.33/km2	Macau was first Portuguese settlement in China on 1557. Macau remained a colony of Portugal until 1999 when it was returned to China. Macau has developed into a notable tourist industry that boasts a wide range of hotels, resorts, stadiums, restaurants and casinos. This makes it one of the richest cities in the world. Freguesia: Nossa Senhora de Fátima, Santo António, São Lázaro, Sé, São Lourenço, Nossa Senhora do Carmo, São Francisco Xavier Zone: Cotai
Dongguan 东莞 / 東莞	Pinyin: Dōngguǎn Canton: Dung1gun2 Yale: Dūnggún Jyutping: Dung1gun2	Population: 8,220,237 Area: 2,465 km2 Density: 3,334.78/km2	Dongguan borders the provincial capital of Guangzhou to the north, Huizhou to the northeast, Shenzhen to the south, and the Pearl River to the west. It is also home to the world's largest shopping mall, South China Mall. Subdistricts: Dongcheng, Guancheng, Nancheng, Wanjiang Towns: Chang'an, Changping, Chashan, Dalang, Dalingshan, Daojiao, Dongkeng, Fenggang, Gaobu, Hengli, Hongmei, Houjie, Huangjiang, Humen, Liaobu, Machong, Qiaotou, Qingxi, Qishi, Shatian, Shijie, Shilong, Shipai, Tangxia, Wangniudun, Xiegang, Zhangmutou, Zhongtang
Foshan 佛山	Pinyin: Fóshān Canton: Fed1san1 Yale: Fātsāan Jyutping: Fat1saan1	Population: 7,194,311 Area: 3,848 km2 Density: 1,869.62/km2	Foshan is an old town dated back many centuries. It was famous for its porcelain industry. It is now the third largest city in Guangdong'. The city is relatively affluent when compared to other Chinese cities, and it is home to many large private enterprises. Foshan recently has seen a transformation brought by China's booming economy. City administration is considered especially progressive in seeking foreign direct investment especially in Nanhai District which has closes ties with Guangzhou to form a Guangzhou-Foshan metro in the near future. Districts: Chancheng, Nanhai, Shunde, Sanshui, Gaoming
Zhuhai 珠海	Pinyin: Zhūhǎi Canton: Ju6oi2 Yale: Jyūhói Jyutping: Zyu1hoi2	Population: 1,560,229 Area: 1,724 km2 Density: 905.00/km2	Zhuhai plays a similar role to Shenzhen and became the first of the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) in China. Since the late 1970s it has been one of the fastest-growing cities in the Pearl River Delta due to its proximity to Macau. Districts: Xiangzhou, Doumen, Jinwan New Area: Hengqin
Zhongshan 中山	Pinyin: Zhōngshān Canton: Zung1san1 Yale: Jūngsāan Jyutping: Zung1saan1	Population: 3,120,884 Area: 1,783 km2 Density: 1,750.35/km2	Zhongshan is a mid-size city named after Sun Yat-sen (who had the alternate name Sun Zhongshan), who is widely considered to be the "Father of modern China" and was born in Zhongshan's Cuiheng village in 1866. Zhongshan serves as a midway point between Guangzhou and Macau. Zhongshan is known in China for making lamps. Subdistricts: Dongqu, Nanqu, Shiqi, Xiqu, Wuguishan Subdistrict, ZTHIDZ (Zhongshangang) Towns: Banfu, Dachong, Dongfeng, Dongsheng, Fusha, Gangkou, Guzhen, Henglan,l Huangpu, Nanlang, Nantou, Minzhong, Sanjiao, Sanxiang, Shaxi, Shenwan, Tanzhou, Xiaolan New Area: Cuiheng
Jiangmen 江门 / 江門	Pinyin: Jiāngmén Canton: Gong1mun4 Yale: Gōngmùhn Jyutping: Gong1mun4	Population: 4,448,871 Area: 9,443 km2 Density: 471.12/km2	Jiangmen Port is the second largest river port in Guangdong province. The local government plans to develop a harbour industrial zone with heavy industries such as petrochemical and machinery industries. The port of Jiangmen was known as Kong-Moon when it was forced to open to western trade in 1902. One legacy of this period is a historic waterfront district lined with buildings in the treaty port style. The city has an ongoing renewal project which has restored many of these buildings. Districts: Jianghai, Pengjiang, Xinhui County-level Cities: Enping, Taishan, Kaiping, Heshan
Huizhou 惠州	Pinyin: Hùizhōu Canton: Wei6zeo1 Yale: Waihjāu Jyutping: Wai6zau1	Population: 4,597,002 Area: 10,922 km2 Density: 420.89/km2	Huizhou is the most eastern city in the Pearl River Delta region. Huizhou is known for its West Lake scenery. Huizhou gained benefit from the Chinese economic reform of the late 1980s. The blossoming real estate market attracted capital investment from Hong Kong and Taiwan. In the provincial economic development strategy, Huizhou is regarded as a site for a world-class petrochemical industry, as well as a hub for developing information technology, and expanding exports and trade. Districts: Huicheng, Huiyang Counties: Boluo, Huidong, Longmen
Zhaoqing 肇庆 / 肇慶	Pinyin: Zhàoqìng Canton: Xiu6 hing3 Yale: Siuhhing Jyutping: Siu6 hing3	Population: 3,918,085 Area: 14,891 km2 Density: 263.11/km2	Zhaoqing is the most western city in the Pearl River Delta region. It is well known for being a regional tourist hub, a medium-sized provincial "college town" as well as an up-and-coming manufacturing center. Residents from Guangzhou, Shenzhen and other nearby cities, as well as people from Hong Kong and Macau, are known to visit the city on weekend getaways and excursions. Districts: Duanzhou, Dinghu, Gaoyao Counties: Guangning, Huaiji, Fengkai, Deqing County-level City: Sihui

Subdivision

Name	City	Type	Population (2010~2011)	Area (km2)	Density (/km2)
Baiyun	Guangzhou (Yuexiu)	Subdistrict	46,768	3.08	15,184
Beijing	Guangzhou (Yuexiu)	Subdistrict	53,135	0.51	104,186
Dadong	Guangzhou (Yuexiu)	Subdistrict	83,491	1.02	81,853
Datang	Guangzhou (Yuexiu)	Subdistrict	46,124	1.06	43,513
Daxin[a]	Guangzhou (Yuexiu)	Subdistrict		0.60
Dengfeng	Guangzhou (Yuexiu)	Subdistrict	92,218	4.98	18,517
Dongfeng[b]	Guangzhou (Yuexiu)	Subdistrict	92,218	1.40
Dongshan	Guangzhou (Yuexiu)	Subdistrict	74,299	2.30	32,303
Guangta	Guangzhou (Yuexiu)	Subdistrict	68,128	0.44	154,836
Guangwei[c]	Guangzhou (Yuexiu)	Subdistrict		0.79
Hongqiao	Guangzhou (Yuexiu)	Subdistrict	42,258	1.52	27,801
Huale	Guangzhou (Yuexiu)	Subdistrict	47,126	1.28	36,817
Huanghuagang	Guangzhou (Yuexiu)	Subdistrict	99,569	4.43	22,476
Jianshe	Guangzhou (Yuexiu)	Subdistrict	52,110	0.93	56,032
Kuangquan	Guangzhou (Yuexiu)	Subdistrict	90,036	3.01	29,912
Liuhua	Guangzhou (Yuexiu)	Subdistrict	17,253	1.81	9,532
Liurong	Guangzhou (Yuexiu)	Subdistrict	83,996	0.87	96,547
Shishu[d]	Guangzhou (Yuexiu)	Subdistrict		0.51
Meihuacun	Guangzhou (Yuexiu)	Subdistrict	85,400	1.73	49,364
Nonglin	Guangzhou (Yuexiu)	Subdistrict	50,152	1.08	46,437
Renmin	Guangzhou (Yuexiu)	Subdistrict	69,274	1.51	45,876
Zhuguang	Guangzhou (Yuexiu)	Subdistrict	56,329	0.93	60,568
Baihedong	Guangzhou (Liwan)	Subdistrict	48,238	3.10	15,560
Caihong	Guangzhou (Liwan)	Subdistrict	54,348	1.06	51,271
Chajiao	Guangzhou (Liwan)	Subdistrict	54,918	4.05	13,560
Changhua	Guangzhou (Liwan)	Subdistrict	32,778	1.61	20,359
Chongkou	Guangzhou (Liwan)	Subdistrict	48,097	4.20	11,451
Dongjiao	Guangzhou (Liwan)	Subdistrict	35,889	4.60	7,801
Dongsha	Guangzhou (Liwan)	Subdistrict	29,013	7.90	3,672
Duobao	Guangzhou (Liwan)	Subdistrict	32,581	0.86	37,884
Fengyuan	Guangzhou (Liwan)	Subdistrict	59,337	0.78	76,073
Hailong	Guangzhou (Liwan)	Subdistrict	31,801	9.49	3,351
Huadi	Guangzhou (Liwan)	Subdistrict	39,635	1.63	24,315
Hualin	Guangzhou (Liwan)	Subdistrict	46,309	0.72	64,318
Jinhua	Guangzhou (Liwan)	Subdistrict	54,670	1.16	47,129
Lingnan	Guangzhou (Liwan)	Subdistrict	27,560	0.90	30,622
Longjin	Guangzhou (Liwan)	Subdistrict	43,518	0.53	82,109
Nanyuan	Guangzhou (Liwan)	Subdistrict	70,066	1.85	37,873
Qiaozhong	Guangzhou (Liwan)	Subdistrict	31,643	4.40	71,91
Shamian	Guangzhou (Liwan)	Subdistrict	3,397	0.30	11,323
Shiweitang	Guangzhou (Liwan)	Subdistrict	57,192	5.18	11,040
Xicun	Guangzhou (Liwan)	Subdistrict	45,069	3.27	13,782
Zhanqian	Guangzhou (Liwan)	Subdistrict	27,431	0.96	28,573
Zhongnan	Guangzhou (Liwan)	Subdistrict	24,710	7.00	3,530
Binjiang	Guangzhou (Haizhu)	Subdistrict	72,324	16.07	4,500
Changgang	Guangzhou (Haizhu)	Subdistrict	97,986	1.96	49,992
Chigang	Guangzhou (Haizhu)	Subdistrict	114,978	5.73	20,065
Fengyang	Guangzhou (Haizhu)	Subdistrict	162,641	9.30	17,488
Guanzhou	Guangzhou (Haizhu)	Subdistrict	57,869	11.20	5,166
Haichuang	Guangzhou (Haizhu)	Subdistrict	62,884	1.45	43,368
Huazhou	Guangzhou (Haizhu)	Subdistrict	49,742	12.20	4,077
Jianghai	Guangzhou (Haizhu)	Subdistrict	115,157	5.30	21,727
Jiangnanzhong	Guangzhou (Haizhu)	Subdistrict	75,220	2.36	31,872
Longfeng	Guangzhou (Haizhu)	Subdistrict	102,561	2.38	43,092
Nanhuaxi	Guangzhou (Haizhu)	Subdistrict	37,960	1.10	34,509
Nanshitou	Guangzhou (Haizhu)	Subdistrict	123,043	4.80	25,633
Nanzhou	Guangzhou (Haizhu)	Subdistrict	84,726	12.30	6,888
Pazhou	Guangzhou (Haizhu)	Subdistrict	29,851	10.00	2,985
Ruibao	Guangzhou (Haizhu)	Subdistrict	125,399	6.30	19,904
Shayuan	Guangzhou (Haizhu)	Subdistrict	67,322	1.44	46,751
Sushe	Guangzhou (Haizhu)	Subdistrict	67,103	1.68	39,942
Xingang	Guangzhou (Haizhu)	Subdistrict	111,897	3.85	29,064
Changxing	Guangzhou (Tianhe)	Subdistrict	66,098	13.21	5,003
Chebei	Guangzhou (Tianhe)	Subdistrict	102,787	5.60	18,354
Fenghuang	Guangzhou (Tianhe)	Subdistrict	19,534	22.99	849
Huangcun	Guangzhou (Tianhe)	Subdistrict	29,501	6.17	4,781
Liede	Guangzhou (Tianhe)	Subdistrict	22,522	3.10	7,265
Linhe	Guangzhou (Tianhe)	Subdistrict	59,732	3.80	15,718
Longdong	Guangzhou (Tianhe)	Subdistrict	70,055	11.70	5,987
Qianjin	Guangzhou (Tianhe)	Subdistrict	59,700	4.90	12,183
Shadong	Guangzhou (Tianhe)	Subdistrict	29,522	2.16	13,667
Shahe	Guangzhou (Tianhe)	Subdistrict	42,814	1.26	33,979
Shipai	Guangzhou (Tianhe)	Subdistrict	177,198	4.30	41,208
Tangxia	Guangzhou (Tianhe)	Subdistrict	177,864	7.42	23,970
Tianhenan	Guangzhou (Tianhe)	Subdistrict	62,912	2.08	30,246
Tianyuan	Guangzhou (Tianhe)	Subdistrict	54,769	4.03	13,590
Wushan	Guangzhou (Tianhe)	Subdistrict	131,795	10.59	12,445
Xiancun	Guangzhou (Tianhe)	Subdistrict	51,284	4.07	12,600
Xinghua	Guangzhou (Tianhe)	Subdistrict	68,139	4.28	15,920
Xintang	Guangzhou (Tianhe)	Subdistrict	41,207	14.95	2,756
Yuancun	Guangzhou (Tianhe)	Subdistrict	81,831	5.37	15,238
Yuangang	Guangzhou (Tianhe)	Subdistrict	30,610	3.23	9,476
Zhuji	Guangzhou (Tianhe)	Subdistrict	52,552	10.01	5,249
Jingtai	Guangzhou (Baiyun)	Subdistrict	82,226	11.40	7,212
Songzhou	Guangzhou (Baiyun)	Subdistrict	106,274	9.30	11,427
Tongde	Guangzhou (Baiyun)	Subdistrict	105,310	3.60	29,252
Huangshi	Guangzhou (Baiyun)	Subdistrict	117,339	5.71	20,549
Tangjing	Guangzhou (Baiyun)	Subdistrict	89,895	4.23	21,251
Xinshi	Guangzhou (Baiyun)	Subdistrict	76,146	3.36	21,449
Yuncheng[e]	Guangzhou (Baiyun)	Subdistrict	not established	3.74	—
Sanyuanli	Guangzhou (Baiyun)	Subdistrict	100,149	6.80	14,727
Tonghe	Guangzhou (Baiyun)	Subdistrict	89,362	24.25	3,685
Jingxi	Guangzhou (Baiyun)	Subdistrict	91,970	5.51	16,691
Yongping	Guangzhou (Baiyun)	Subdistrict	124,000	14.44	8,587
Junhe	Guangzhou (Baiyun)	Subdistrict	124,909	19.80	6,308
Jinsha	Guangzhou (Baiyun)	Subdistrict	52,657	10.20	5,162
Shijing	Guangzhou (Baiyun)	Subdistrict	69,674	3.48	5,321
Baiyunhu[f]	Guangzhou (Baiyun)	Subdistrict	not established	16.00	—
Shimen[g]	Guangzhou (Baiyun)	Subdistrict	not established	19.80	—
Jiahe	Guangzhou (Baiyun)	Subdistrict	43,848	4.00	8,769
Helong[h]	Guangzhou (Baiyun)	Subdistrict	not established	6.00	—
Renhe	Guangzhou (Baiyun)	Town	127,795	74.10	1,724
Taihe	Guangzhou (Baiyun)	Town	208,589	155.37	1,342
Jianggao	Guangzhou (Baiyun)	Town	161,343	95.71	1,685
Zhongluotan	Guangzhou (Baiyun)	Town	192,322	169.40	1,135
Dasha	Guangzhou (Huangpu)	Subdistrict	44,641	13.10	3,407
Huangpu	Guangzhou (Huangpu)	Subdistrict	64,255	7.38	8,706
Hongshan	Guangzhou (Huangpu)	Subdistrict	42,127	7.30	5,770
Yuzhu	Guangzhou (Huangpu)	Subdistrict	59,529	9.11	6,534
Wenchong	Guangzhou (Huangpu)	Subdistrict	46,877	10.07	4,655
Nangang	Guangzhou (Huangpu)	Subdistrict	76,747	13.74	5,585
Changzhou	Guangzhou (Huangpu)	Subdistrict	36,478	11.50	3,172
Suidong	Guangzhou (Huangpu)	Subdistrict	45,025	13.58	3,315
Lilian	Guangzhou (Huangpu)	Subdistrict	42,251	6.58	6,421
Luogang	Guangzhou (Huangpu)	Subdistrict	45,717	80.10	570
Xiagang	Guangzhou (Huangpu)	Subdistrict	44,528	14.54	3,062
Dongqu	Guangzhou (Huangpu)	Subdistrict	85,235	54.00	1,578
Lianhe	Guangzhou (Huangpu)	Subdistrict	49,867	51.76	963
Yonghe	Guangzhou (Huangpu)	Subdistrict	55,044	34.00	1,618
Jiulong	Guangzhou (Huangpu)	Town	93,265	175.10	532
Shiqiao	Guangzhou (Panyu)	Subdistrict	168,701	20.15	8,372
Zhongcun	Guangzhou (Panyu)	Subdistrict	104,598	23.41	4,468
Shibi	Guangzhou (Panyu)	Subdistrict	32,989	27.01	1,221
Dashi	Guangzhou (Panyu)	Subdistrict	116,107	19.34	6,003
Luopu	Guangzhou (Panyu)	Subdistrict	89,294	25.38	3,518
Dalong	Guangzhou (Panyu)	Subdistrict	129,515	24.80	5,222
Donghuan	Guangzhou (Panyu)	Subdistrict	52,965	11.00	4,815
Qiaonan	Guangzhou (Panyu)	Subdistrict	72,695	17.85	4,072
Shatou	Guangzhou (Panyu)	Subdistrict	35,201	18.10	1,944
Xiaoguwei	Guangzhou (Panyu)	Subdistrict	131,470	20.15	6,524
Nancun	Guangzhou (Panyu)	Town	129,076	47.00	2,746
Xinzao	Guangzhou (Panyu)	Town	27,248	14.12	1,929
Hualong	Guangzhou (Panyu)	Town	53,142	55.70	954
Shilou	Guangzhou (Panyu)	Town	90,381	126.50	714
Shiqi	Guangzhou (Panyu)	Town	97,434	71.26	1,367
Shawan	Guangzhou (Panyu)	Town	88,695	37.45	2,368
Xinhua	Guangzhou (Huadu)	Subdistrict	381,311	29.81	6,764
Huacheng[i]	Guangzhou (Huadu)	Subdistrict	not established	26.56	—
Xinya[j]	Guangzhou (Huadu)	Subdistrict	20,520	32.98	235
Xiuquan[k]	Guangzhou (Huadu)	Subdistrict	not established	54.19	—
Timian	Guangzhou (Huadu)	Town	9,516	91.20	104
Huashan	Guangzhou (Huadu)	Town	99,262	116.40	852
Tanbu	Guangzhou (Huadu)	Town	55,797	113.33	492
Chini	Guangzhou (Huadu)	Town	56,609	160.03	353
Shiling	Guangzhou (Huadu)	Town	203,254	136.31	1,491
Huadong	Guangzhou (Huadu)	Town	118,736	208.44	569
Nansha	Guangzhou (Nansha)	Subdistrict	112,151	57.80	1,940
Zhujiang	Guangzhou (Nansha)	Subdistrict	28,575	41.50	688
Longxue[l]	Guangzhou (Nansha)	Subdistrict	not established	128.90	—
Wanqingsha	Guangzhou (Nansha)	Town	44,891	319.20	100
Huangge	Guangzhou (Nansha)	Town	43,791	76.50	572
Hengli	Guangzhou (Nansha)	Town	30,492	54.00	564
Dongchong	Guangzhou (Nansha)	Town	147,228	92.00	1,600
Dagang	Guangzhou (Nansha)	Town	125,011	90.07	1,387
Lanhe	Guangzhou (Nansha)	Town	73,078	74.48	981
Jiekou	Guangzhou (Conghua)	Subdistrict	96,846	21.84	4,434
Chengjiao	Guangzhou (Conghua)	Subdistrict	79,085	160.00	494
Jiangbu	Guangzhou (Conghua)	Subdistrict	95,843	127.00	754
Wenquan	Guangzhou (Conghua)	Town	55,194	210.90	261
Liangkou	Guangzhou (Conghua)	Town	32,829	530.60	61
Lütian	Guangzhou (Conghua)	Town	23,430	393.00	59
Taiping	Guangzhou (Conghua)	Town	94,369	210.32	448
Aotou	Guangzhou (Conghua)	Town	111,308	410.00	271
Licheng	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	Subdistrict	191,777	132.27	1,449
Zengjiang	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	Subdistrict	78,072	86.18	905
Zhucun	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	Subdistrict	43,557	93.90	463
Yongning[m]	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	Subdistrict	not established	104.14	—
Zhengguo	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	Town	40,387	236.40	170
Shitan	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	Town	121,674	184.00	661
Xintang	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	Town	391,287	85.09	4,598
Zhongxin	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	Town	78,293	236.00	331
Paitan	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	Town	58,337	289.50	201
Xiaolou	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	Town	33,725	136.00	247
Xiancun[n]	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	Town	not established	56.65	—
Huangbei	Shenzhen (Luohu)	Subdistrict	113,382	7.50	15,117
Guiyuan	Shenzhen (Luohu)	Subdistrict	82,694	10.90	7,586
Dongmen	Shenzhen (Luohu)	Subdistrict	90,454	2.10	43,073
Cuizhu	Shenzhen (Luohu)	Subdistrict	110,459	3.45	32,017
Dongxiao	Shenzhen (Luohu)	Subdistrict	100,779	3.48	28,959
Nanhu	Shenzhen (Luohu)	Subdistrict	90,500	2.63	34,410
Sungang	Shenzhen (Luohu)	Subdistrict	64,004	4.03	15,881
Donghu	Shenzhen (Luohu)	Subdistrict	84,556	29.05	2,910
Liantang	Shenzhen (Luohu)	Subdistrict	85,569	13.10	6,531
Qingshuihe	Shenzhen (Luohu)	Subdistrict	101,024	13.62	7,417
Shatou	Shenzhen (Futian)	Subdistrict	226,061	18.90	11,960
Nanyuan	Shenzhen (Futian)	Subdistrict	108,398	3.00	36,132
Yuanling	Shenzhen (Futian)	Subdistrict	88,261	3.67	24,049
Huafu	Shenzhen (Futian)	Subdistrict	70,834	5.75	12,318
Futian	Shenzhen (Futian)	Subdistrict	234,861	12.25	19,172
Xiangmihu	Shenzhen (Futian)	Subdistrict	89,471	9.98	8,965
Lianhua	Shenzhen (Futian)	Subdistrict	168,392	9.60	17,540
Meilin	Shenzhen (Futian)	Subdistrict	168,506	34.30	4,912
Huaqiangbei	Shenzhen (Futian)	Subdistrict	54,067	2.90	18,643
Fubao	Shenzhen (Futian)	Subdistrict	106,811	3.75	28,482
Nantou	Shenzhen (Nanshan)	Subdistrict	163,237	16.80	9,716
Nanshan	Shenzhen (Nanshan)	Subdistrict	152,312	23.90	6,372
Shahe	Shenzhen (Nanshan)	Subdistrict	121,350	22.32	5,436
Xili	Shenzhen (Nanshan)	Subdistrict	187,832	49.16	3,820
Shekou	Shenzhen (Nanshan)	Subdistrict	87,304	12.29	7,103
Zhaoshang	Shenzhen (Nanshan)	Subdistrict	79,650	18.36	4,338
Yuehai	Shenzhen (Nanshan)	Subdistrict	157,807	14.40	10,958
Taoyuan	Shenzhen (Nanshan)	Subdistrict	138,853	40.00	3,471
Xin'an	Shenzhen (Bao'an)	Subdistrict	410,056	30.90	13,270
Xixiang	Shenzhen (Bao'an)	Subdistrict	580,736	106.00	5,478
Songgang	Shenzhen (Bao'an)	Subdistrict	398,153	64.00	6,221
Shajing	Shenzhen (Bao'an)	Subdistrict	529,041	60.00	8,817
Fuyong	Shenzhen (Bao'an)	Subdistrict	472,792	66.20	7,141
Shiyan	Shenzhen (Bao'an)	Subdistrict	248,139	64.60	3,841
Hangcheng[o]	Shenzhen (Bao'an)	Subdistrict	not established		—
Fuhai[p]	Shenzhen (Bao'an)	Subdistrict	not established		—
Xinqiao[q]	Shenzhen (Bao'an)	Subdistrict	not established		—
Yanluo[r]	Shenzhen (Bao'an)	Subdistrict	not established		—
Guangming	Shenzhen (Guangming)	Subdistrict	66,549	55.80	1,192
Gongming	Shenzhen (Guangming)	Subdistrict	414,358	100.30	4,131
Xinhu[s]	Shenzhen (Guangming)	Subdistrict	not established		—
Fenghuang[t]	Shenzhen (Guangming)	Subdistrict	not established		—
Yutang[u]	Shenzhen (Guangming)	Subdistrict	not established		—
Matian[v]	Shenzhen (Guangming)	Subdistrict	not established		—
Longhua	Shenzhen (Longhua)	Subdistrict	367,521	24.80	14,819
Minzhi	Shenzhen (Longhua)	Subdistrict	281,652	30.69	9,177
Dalang	Shenzhen (Longhua)	Subdistrict	277,689	37.20	7,464
Guanlan	Shenzhen (Longhua)	Subdistrict	452,598	34.60	13,080
Guanhu[w]	Shenzhen (Longhua)	Subdistrict	not established		—
Fucheng[x]	Shenzhen (Longhua)	Subdistrict	not established		—
Longcheng	Shenzhen (Longgang)	Subdistrict	260,696	77.68	3,356
Longgang	Shenzhen (Longgang)	Subdistrict	215,273	64.84	3,320
Henggang	Shenzhen (Longgang)	Subdistrict	94,801	40.40	2,346
Buji	Shenzhen (Longgang)	Subdistrict	359,770	30.58	11,764
Bantian	Shenzhen (Longgang)	Subdistrict	221,767	28.51	7,778
Nanwan	Shenzhen (Longgang)	Subdistrict	197,431	24.68	7,999
Pinghu	Shenzhen (Longgang)	Subdistrict	228,217	41.80	5,459
Pingdi	Shenzhen (Longgang)	Subdistrict	94,765	53.14	1,783
Baolong[y]	Shenzhen (Longgang)	Subdistrict	not established		—
Jihua[z]	Shenzhen (Longgang)	Subdistrict	not established		—
Yuanshan[aa]	Shenzhen (Longgang)	Subdistrict	not established		—
Pingshan	Shenzhen (Pingshan)	Subdistrict	205,999	127.22	1,619
Kengzi	Shenzhen (Pingshan)	Subdistrict	94,801	40.40	2,346
Biling[ab]	Shenzhen (Pingshan)	Subdistrict	not established		—
Maluan[ac]	Shenzhen (Pingshan)	Subdistrict	not established		—
Shijing[ad]	Shenzhen (Pingshan)	Subdistrict	not established		—
Longtian[ae]	Shenzhen (Pingshan)	Subdistrict	not established		—
Dapeng	Shenzhen (Dapeng)	Subdistrict	46,867	82.81	565
Kuichong	Shenzhen (Dapeng)	Subdistrict	61,105	103.90	588
Nan'ao	Shenzhen (Dapeng)	Subdistrict	18,588	115.06	161
Haishan	Shenzhen (Yantian)	Subdistrict	61,858	5.52	11,206
Yantian	Shenzhen (Yantian)	Subdistrict	80,641	17.8	4,530
Meisha	Shenzhen (Yantian)	Subdistrict	18,063	16.83	1,073
Shatoujiao	Shenzhen (Yantian)	Subdistrict	48,798	6.91	7,061
Central and Western	Hong Kong	District	251,519	12.4	20,102
Eastern	Hong Kong	District	588,094	18.5	31,664
Southern	Hong Kong	District	278,655	38.8	7,083
Wan Chai	Hong Kong	District	152,608	9.8	15,788
Sham Shui Po	Hong Kong	District	380,855	9.3	39,095
Kowloon City	Hong Kong	District	377,351	10.0	36,178
Kwun Tong	Hong Kong	District	622,152	11.2	52,123
Wong Tai Sin	Hong Kong	District	420,183	9.3	45,540
Yau Tsim Mong	Hong Kong	District	307,878	6.9	40,136
Kwai Tsing	Hong Kong	District	511,167	23.3	22,421
North	Hong Kong	District	304,134	136.6	2,055
Sai Kung	Hong Kong	District	436,627	129.6	3,135
Sha Tin	Hong Kong	District	630,273	68.7	8,842
Tai Po	Hong Kong	District	296,853	136.1	2,156
Tsuen Wan	Hong Kong	District	304,637	61.7	4,679
Tuen Mun	Hong Kong	District	487,546	82.8	6,057
Yuen Long	Hong Kong	District	578,529	138.4	3,858
Islands	Hong Kong	District	141,327	175.1	783
Nossa Senhora de Fátima	Macau	Freguesia	211,800	3.2	66,187
Santo António	Macau	Freguesia	120,600	1.1	109,636
São Lázaro	Macau	Freguesia	31,900	0.6	53,166
Sé	Macau	Freguesia	46,100	3.4	13,558
São Lourenço	Macau	Freguesia	47,200	1.0	47,200
Nossa Senhora do Carmo	Macau	Freguesia	78,000	7.6	10,263
São Francisco Xavier	Macau	Freguesia	4,000	7.6	526
Cotai	Macau	Freguesia	n/a	5.8	n/a
Guancheng	Dongguan	Subdistrict	162,116	13.5	12,008
Dongcheng	Dongguan	Subdistrict	492,875	110.0	4,480
Nancheng	Dongguan	Subdistrict	289,255	59.0	4,902.62
Wanjiang	Dongguan	Subdistrict	244,765	50.5	4,846
Shilong	Dongguan	Town	141,850	11.3	12,553
Gaobu	Dongguan	Town	217,436	30.0	7,247
Zhongtang	Dongguan	Town	139,563	60.0	2,326
Machong	Dongguan	Town	118,062	74.0	1,595
Wangniudun	Dongguan	Town	84,786	31.5	2,685
Hongmei	Dongguan	Town	58,114	33.0	1,761
Shijie	Dongguan	Town	246,960	36.0	6,860
Daojiao	Dongguan	Town	143,107	63.0	2,271
Shatian	Dongguan	Town	177,482	107.0	1,658
Houjie	Dongguan	Town	438,283	126.0	3,478
Humen	Dongguan	Town	638,657	178.5	3,577
Chang'an	Dongguan	Town	664,230	97.8	6,791
Dalingshan	Dongguan	Town	279,414	110.0	2,540
Dalang	Dongguan	Town	310,889	118.0	2,634
Huangjiang	Dongguan	Town	231,399	98.0	2,361
Liaobu	Dongguan	Town	418,578	87.5	4,783
Fenggang	Dongguan	Town	318,971	82.5	3,866
Tangxia	Dongguan	Town	482,067	128.0	3,766
Qingxi	Dongguan	Town	312,639	143.0	2,186
Zhangmutou	Dongguan	Town	132,816	118.8	1,117
Xiegang	Dongguan	Town	99,387	103.0	964
Changping	Dongguan	Town	386,378	108.0	3,577
Qiaotou	Dongguan	Town	166,774	56.0	2,978
Qishi	Dongguan	Town	121,693	51.0	2,386
Hengli	Dongguan	Town	204,830	50.0	4,096
Dongkeng	Dongguan	Town	138,819	27.5	5,047
Chashan	Dongguan	Town	156,522	51.0	3,069
Shipai	Dongguan	Town	160,202	56.0	2,860
Zumiao	Foshan (Chancheng)	Subdistrict	416,800	31.60	13,189
Shiwanzhen	Foshan (Chancheng)	Subdistrict	286,226	26.62	10,752
Zhangcha	Foshan (Chancheng)	Subdistrict	241,149	26.50	9,099
Nanzhuang	Foshan (Chancheng)	Town	156,902	76.70	2,045
Guicheng	Foshan (Nanhai)	Subdistrict	542,775	84.16	6,449
Lishui	Foshan (Nanhai)	Town	273,914	75.38	3,633
Jiujiang	Foshan (Nanhai)	Town	170,179	94.75	1,796
Danzao	Foshan (Nanhai)	Town	154,955	143.50	1,079
Dali	Foshan (Nanhai)	Town	614,837	95.90	6,411
Shishan	Foshan (Nanhai)	Town	610,514	330.60	1,846
Xiqiao	Foshan (Nanhai)	Town	221,670	176.63	1,254
Daliang	Foshan (Shunde)	Subdistrict	404,309	80.19	5,041
Ronggui	Foshan (Shunde)	Subdistrict	449,687	80.17	5,609
Leliu	Foshan (Shunde)	Subdistrict	252,364	90.84	2,778
Lunjiao	Foshan (Shunde)	Subdistrict	184,479	59.21	3,115
Beijiao	Foshan (Shunde)	Town	270,310	92.41	2,925
Lecong	Foshan (Shunde)	Town	259,795	77.55	3350
Jun'an	Foshan (Shunde)	Town	141,736	79.36	1,785
Xingtan	Foshan (Shunde)	Town	144,537	122.07	1184
Chencun	Foshan (Shunde)	Town	135,686	50.92	2,664
Longjiang	Foshan (Shunde)	Town	221,881	73.78	3,007
Xinan	Foshan (Sanshui)	Subdistrict	283,819	178.00	1,594
Yundonghai	Foshan (Sanshui)	Subdistrict	29,953	56.00	534
Lubao	Foshan (Sanshui)	Town	40,626	105.00	386
Datang	Foshan (Sanshui)	Town	46,704	98.23	475
Leping	Foshan (Sanshui)	Town	134,508	198.50	677
Baini	Foshan (Sanshui)	Town	64,425	66.46	969
Nanshan	Foshan (Sanshui)	Town	22,610	115.62	195
Hecheng	Foshan (Gaoming)	Subdistrict	278,454	178.58	1,559
Yanghe	Foshan (Gaoming)	Town	53,224	246.27	216
Genghe	Foshan (Gaoming)	Town	46,528	365.00	127
Mingcheng	Foshan (Gaoming)	Town	41,838	186.50	224
Meihua	Zhuhai (Xiangzhou)	Subdistrict	91,172	9.80	9,303
Gongbei	Zhuhai (Xiangzhou)	Subdistrict	105,130	10.00	10,513
Jida	Zhuhai (Xiangzhou)	Subdistrict	81,088	11.70	6,930
Cuixiang	Zhuhai (Xiangzhou)	Subdistrict	106,661	28.00	3,809
Shishan	Zhuhai (Xiangzhou)	Subdistrict	56,956	8.20	6,945
Xiangwan	Zhuhai (Xiangzhou)	Subdistrict	48,482	32.40	1,496
Qianshan	Zhuhai (Xiangzhou)	Subdistrict	184,738	53.00	3,485
Wanzi	Zhuhai (Xiangzhou)	Subdistrict	26,645	30.50	873
Nanping	Zhuhai (Xiangzhou)	Town	70,934	60.70	1,168
Tangjiawan	Zhuhai (Xiangzhou)	Town	109,152	130.00	839
Hengqin	Zhuhai (Xiangzhou)	Town	6,914	476.00	14
Guishan	Zhuhai (Xiangzhou)	Town	1,745	18.00	96
Dan'gan	Zhuhai (Xiangzhou)	Town	1,860	40.00	46
Wanshan	Zhuhai (Xiangzhou)	Town	1,208	23.00	52
Baiteng	Zhuhai (Doumen)	Subdistrict	not established	17.00	—
Jing'an	Zhuhai (Doumen)	Town	172,732	142.00	1,086
Baijiao	Zhuhai (Doumen)	Town	104,568	184.00	568
Ganwu	Zhuhai (Doumen)	Town	57,352	190.60	300
Doumen	Zhuhai (Doumen)	Town	46,549	105.77	440
Lianzhou	Zhuhai (Doumen)	Town	34,681	88.60	391
Sanzao	Zhuhai (Jinwan)	Town	82,221	96.00	856
Hongqi	Zhuhai (Jinwan)	Town	67,631	150.00	450
Pingsha	Zhuhai (Jinwan)	Town	67,149	197.00	340
Nanshui	Zhuhai (Jinwan)	Town	36,962	100.00	369
Shiqi	Zhongshan	Subdistrict	206,362	22.5	9,171
Dongqu	Zhongshan	Subdistrict	153,477	73.1	2,099
Nanqu	Zhongshan	Subdistrict	64,548	25.1	2,571
Xiqu	Zhongshan	Subdistrict	97,864	49.1	1,993
THIDZ (Zhongshangang)	Zhongshan	Subdistrict	229,997	158.7	1,449
Wuguishan	Zhongshan	Subdistrict	48,019	101.2	474
Huangpu	Zhongshan	Town	145,017	88.3	1,642
Nantou	Zhongshan	Town	130,712	25.7	5,086
Dongfeng	Zhongshan	Town	123,562	56.2	2,198
Fusha	Zhongshan	Town	57,570	35.4	1,626
Xiaolan	Zhongshan	Town	315,626	71.9	4,389
Dongsheng	Zhongshan	Town	118,052	76.7	1,539
Guzhen	Zhongshan	Town	147,440	52.2	2,824
Henglan	Zhongshan	Town	103,135	75.7	1,362
Sanjiao	Zhongshan	Town	121,770	70.1	1,737
Minzhong	Zhongshan	Town	108,417	121.8	890
Nanlang	Zhongshan	Town	107,977	152.4	708
Gangkou	Zhongshan	Town	113,748	71.2	1,597
Dachong	Zhongshan	Town	74,276	40.6	1,829
Shenwan	Zhongshan	Town	31,392	52.4	599
Sanxiang	Zhongshan	Town	200,197	93.6	2,138
Banfu	Zhongshan	Town	82,412	79.6	1,035
Shaxi	Zhongshan	Town	119,372	60.9	1,960
Tanzhou	Zhongshan	Town	219,943	129.5	1,698
Huanshi	Jiangmen (Pengjiang)	Subdistrict	119,423	34.0	3,512
Canghou[af]	Jiangmen (Pengjiang)	Subdistrict	59,565	5.0	11,913
Didong[ag]	Jiangmen (Pengjiang)	Subdistrict	76,765	3.7	20,747
Beijie[ah]	Jiangmen (Pengjiang)	Subdistrict	58,374	8.35	6,990
Baisha	Jiangmen (Pengjiang)	Subdistrict	109,791	8.17	13,438
Chaolian	Jiangmen (Pengjiang)	Subdistrict	29,395	12.68	2,318
Tangxia	Jiangmen (Pengjiang)	Town	76,021	131.1	579
Hetang	Jiangmen (Pengjiang)	Town	88,085	32.0	2,752
Duruan	Jiangmen (Pengjiang)	Town	101,727	80.9	1,257
Jiangnan	Jiangmen (Jianghai)	Subdistrict	31,700	2.7	11,740
Waihai	Jiangmen (Jianghai)	Subdistrict	94,666	46.0	2,057
Lile	Jiangmen (Jianghai)	Subdistrict	82,612	49.8	1,658
Jiaobei[ai]	Jiangmen (Jianghai)	Subdistrict	9,363	3.7	2,530
Jiaotou[aj]	Jiangmen (Jianghai)	Subdistrict	35,972	4.8	7,494
Huicheng	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	Subdistrict	385,177	143.86	2,677
Daze	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	Town	37,677	83.50	451
Siqian	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	Town	69,935	89.54	781
Luokeng	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	Town	31,527	117.88	267
Shuangshui	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	Town	87,295	207.44	420
Yamen	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	Town	37,963	289.09	131
Shadui	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	Town	36,957	96.25	383
Gujing	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	Town	42,027	112.31	374
Sanjiang	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	Town	43,113	82.43	523
Muzhou	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	Town	42,117	79.79	527
Da'ao	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	Town	35,367	52.56	672
Taicheng	Jiangmen (Taishan)	Subdistrict	246,844	159.7	1,545
Dajiang	Jiangmen (Taishan)	Town	46,674	69.8	668
Shuibu	Jiangmen (Taishan)	Town	42,578	110.9	383
Sijiu	Jiangmen (Taishan)	Town	37,402	260	143
Baisha	Jiangmen (Taishan)	Town	52,462	123	426
Sanhe	Jiangmen (Taishan)	Town	36,215	250	144
Chonglou	Jiangmen (Taishan)	Town	32,483	125	259
Doushan	Jiangmen (Taishan)	Town	48,229	121.25	397
Duhu	Jiangmen (Taishan)	Town	42,657	164.23	259
Chixi	Jiangmen (Taishan)	Town	34,450	254.2	135
Duanfen	Jiangmen (Taishan)	Town	45,729	300	152
Guanghai	Jiangmen (Taishan)	Town	43,465	132.58	327
Haiyan	Jiangmen (Taishan)	Town	73,212	330	221
Wencun	Jiangmen (Taishan)	Town	49,565	175	283
Shenjing	Jiangmen (Taishan)	Town	52,767	315.3	167
Beidou	Jiangmen (Taishan)	Town	28,091	196	143
Chuandao	Jiangmen (Taishan)	Town	28,272	254.3	111
Sanbu	Jiangmen (Kaiping)	Subdistrict	173,100	32.4	5,342
Changsha	Jiangmen (Kaiping)	Subdistrict	124,829	54	2,311
Shatang	Jiangmen (Kaiping)	Town	24,667	88	280
Chacheng	Jiangmen (Kaiping)	Town	26,750	138.6	193
Longsheng	Jiangmen (Kaiping)	Town	26,161	126	207
Dasha	Jiangmen (Kaiping)	Town	22,298	215.6	103
Magang	Jiangmen (Kaiping)	Town	30,728	92.3	332
Tangkou	Jiangmen (Kaiping)	Town	22,626	73.5	307
Chikan	Jiangmen (Kaiping)	Town	37,260	61.4	606
Baihe	Jiangmen (Kaiping)	Town	17,621	66.1	266
Xiangang	Jiangmen (Kaiping)	Town	13,280	78	170
Jinji	Jiangmen (Kaiping)	Town	16,493	149.5	110
Yueshan	Jiangmen (Kaiping)	Town	46,700	121.12	385
Chishui	Jiangmen (Kaiping)	Town	25,894	145	178
Shuikou	Jiangmen (Kaiping)	Town	90,835	33.1	2,744
Shaping	Jiangmen (Kaiping)	Subdistrict	197,155	50	3,943
Longkou	Jiangmen (Heshan)	Town	36,625	96	381
Yayao	Jiangmen (Heshan)	Town	38,851	82.3	472
Gulao	Jiangmen (Heshan)	Town	35,606	68.12	522
Taoyuan	Jiangmen (Heshan)	Town	25,902	54	479
Hecheng	Jiangmen (Heshan)	Town	32,170	178	180
Gonghe	Jiangmen (Heshan)	Town	41,338	90.07	458
Zhishan	Jiangmen (Heshan)	Town	32,009	61.38	521
Zhaiwu	Jiangmen (Heshan)	Town	26,254	205.06	128
Yunxiang[ak]	Jiangmen (Heshan)	Town	12,453	36.83	338
Shuanghe	Jiangmen (Heshan)	Town	16,575	149.4	110
Encheng	Jiangmen (Enping)	Subdistrict	197,788	162.5	1,217
Hengbei	Jiangmen (Enping)	Town	31,694	126.5	250
Shengtang	Jiangmen (Enping)	Town	25,038	56.65	441
Liangxi	Jiangmen (Enping)	Town	20,091	121.75	165
Shahu	Jiangmen (Enping)	Town	56,217	250	224
Niujiang	Jiangmen (Enping)	Town	23,430	91	257
Juntang	Jiangmen (Enping)	Town	46,475	100.6	461
Datian	Jiangmen (Enping)	Town	27,943	202.36	138
Naji	Jiangmen (Enping)	Town	19,384	260	74
Dahuai	Jiangmen (Enping)	Town	18,625	97.2	191
Dongcheng	Jiangmen (Enping)	Town	26,129	50.4	518
Qiaodong	Huizhou (Huicheng)	Subdistrict	100,374	13.57
Qiaoxi	Huizhou (Huicheng)	Subdistrict	159,591	8.8
Jiangnan	Huizhou (Huicheng)	Subdistrict	74,602	28
Jiangbei	Huizhou (Huicheng)	Subdistrict	104,494	15
Longfeng	Huizhou (Huicheng)	Subdistrict	81,053	46
Henan'an	Huizhou (Huicheng)	Subdistrict	181,755	45
Huihuan	Huizhou (Huicheng)	Subdistrict	173,852	36
Chenjiang	Huizhou (Huicheng)	Subdistrict	138,694	83
Shuikou	Huizhou (Huicheng)	Subdistrict	137,286	120
Xiaojinkou	Huizhou (Huicheng)	Subdistrict	105,554	66.7
Ruhu	Huizhou (Huicheng)	Town	45,990	173
Sandong	Huizhou (Huicheng)	Town	35,410	67.8
Tonghu	Huizhou (Huicheng)	Town	35,706	112.5
Lilin	Huizhou (Huicheng)	Town	57,476	49
Ma'an	Huizhou (Huicheng)	Town	55,414	76
Hengli	Huizhou (Huicheng)	Town	44,488	343
Luzhou	Huizhou (Huicheng)	Town	15,890	160
Tongqiao	Huizhou (Huicheng)	Town	30,335	31
Danshui	Huizhou (Huiyang)	Subdistrict	226,703	80
Qiuchang	Huizhou (Huiyang)	Subdistrict	81,224	109.9
Aotou	Huizhou (Huiyang)	Subdistrict	58,766	110
Xiayong	Huizhou (Huiyang)	Subdistrict	19,304	80.8
Yonghu	Huizhou (Huiyang)	Town	25,575	130
Liangjing	Huizhou (Huiyang)	Town	25,043	72.6
Pingtan	Huizhou (Huiyang)	Town	32,271	105
Shatian	Huizhou (Huiyang)	Town	29,276	85
Xinxu	Huizhou (Huiyang)	Town	83,283	158.4
Zhenlong	Huizhou (Huiyang)	Town	46,982	115.3
Luoyang	Huizhou (Boluo)	Town	208,739	251.62
Gongzhuang	Huizhou (Boluo)	Town	46,813	299.5
Baitang	Huizhou (Boluo)	Town	50,013	161.4
Yangcun	Huizhou (Boluo)	Town	41,958	120
Mabei	Huizhou (Boluo)	Town	21,690	58.6
Shiba	Huizhou (Boluo)	Town	39,149	142
Taimei	Huizhou (Boluo)	Town	34,169	183.5
Longxi	Huizhou (Boluo)	Town	88,964	115.84
Yuanzhou	Huizhou (Boluo)	Town	146,053	110
Shiwan	Huizhou (Boluo)	Town	122,802	83
Longhua	Huizhou (Boluo)	Town	26,009	62
Futian	Huizhou (Boluo)	Town	38,286	86.7
Changning	Huizhou (Boluo)	Town	39,983	117
Huzhen	Huizhou (Boluo)	Town	56,551	117.3
Yangqiao	Huizhou (Boluo)	Town	29,868	89
Guanyinge	Huizhou (Boluo)	Town	17,309	143
Henghe	Huizhou (Boluo)	Town	21,421	232.88
Pinshan	Huizhou (Huidong)	Subdistrict	236,877	329.22
Daling	Huizhou (Huidong)	Subdistrict	115,762	160.23
Baihua	Huizhou (Huidong)	Town	63,904	203.61
Lianghua	Huizhou (Huidong)	Town	44,122	177.7
Renshan	Huizhou (Huidong)	Town	63,662	183.3
Tieyon	Huizhou (Huidong)	Town	34,653	120
Pinghai	Huizhou (Huidong)	Town	60,323	136
Jilong	Huizhou (Huidong)	Town	78,773	99
Huangbu	Huizhou (Huidong)	Town	83,756	97.7
Duozhu	Huizhou (Huidong)	Town	63,039	408.96
Andun	Huizhou (Huidong)	Town	36,297	369.5
Gaotan	Huizhou (Huidong)	Town	7,399	193
Baokou	Huizhou (Huidong)	Town	7,565	146.8
Baipenzhu	Huizhou (Huidong)	Town	12,258	74
Longcheng	Huizhou (Longmen)	Subdistrict	81,835	115.5
Pingling	Huizhou (Longmen)	Subdistrict	36,533	143
Mazha	Huizhou (Longmen)	Town	22,128	54.5
Yonghan	Huizhou (Longmen)	Town	47,680	215
Longtian	Huizhou (Longmen)	Town	17,810	195.5
Longtan	Huizhou (Longmen)	Town	22,306	257
Dipai	Huizhou (Longmen)	Town	13,991	211
Longhua	Huizhou (Longmen)	Town	33,423	179
Longjiang	Huizhou (Longmen)	Town	23,167	54.5
Lantian	Huizhou (Longmen)	Township	7,716	169
Chengdong	Zhaoqing (Duanzhou)	Subdistrict	212,718	17.8
Chengxi	Zhaoqing (Duanzhou)	Subdistrict	114,837	10.3
Chengbei[al]	Zhaoqing (Duanzhou)	Subdistrict
Chengnan[am]	Zhaoqing (Duanzhou)	Subdistrict
Huanggang	Zhaoqing (Duanzhou)	Subdistrict	88,272	78
Mugang	Zhaoqing (Duanzhou)	Subdistrict	63,515	59.5
Kengkou	Zhaoqing (Dinghu)	Subdistrict	22,406	95.5
Guicheng	Zhaoqing (Dinghu)	Subdistrict	29,930	23.3
Guangli Subdistrict	Zhaoqing (Dinghu)	Subdistrict	25,775	28
Yong'an	Zhaoqing (Dinghu)	Town	29,732	80.5
Shapu	Zhaoqing (Dinghu)	Town	15,598	105.8
Fenghuang	Zhaoqing (Dinghu)	Town	9,110	145
Lianhua	Zhaoqing (Dinghu)	Town	32,139	67
Nan'an	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	Subdistrict	81,886	36.5
Hetai	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	Town	33,660	150
Lecheng	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	Town	24,337	94
Shuinan	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	Town	11,598	126
Lubu	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	Town	63,488	254
Xiaoxiang	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	Town	30,964	200
Dawan	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	Town	34,535	108
Xinqiao	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	Town	39,265	41.8
Baizhu	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	Town	36,977	128
Liantang	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	Town	58,429	125
Huodao	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	Town	41,358	228
Jiaotang	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	Town	33,060	130
Huilong	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	Town	25,426	124.25
Baitu	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	Town	71,430	108.4
Jindu	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	Town	43,623	101.23
Jinli	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	Town	93,792	141.3
Xiangang	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	Town	29,292	96.6
Paisha	Zhaoqing (Guangning)	Town	20,527	154
Tanpu	Zhaoqing (Guangning)	Town	20,844	132.6
Jiangtun	Zhaoqing (Guangning)	Town	43,155	238.12
Lianhe[an]	Zhaoqing (Guangning)	Town
Luogang	Zhaoqing (Guangning)	Town	9,442	105
Beishi	Zhaoqing (Guangning)	Town	16,458	230
Kengkou	Zhaoqing (Guangning)	Town	21,002	181
Chikeng	Zhaoqing (Guangning)	Town	12,596	181
Nanjie	Zhaoqing (Guangning)	Town	118,259	189.3
Binheng	Zhaoqing (Guangning)	Town	38,523	171.33
Shijian[ao]	Zhaoqing (Guangning)	Town
Wuhe	Zhaoqing (Guangning)	Town	17,639	116.32
Hengshan	Zhaoqing (Guangning)	Town	34,355	137.5
Muge	Zhaoqing (Guangning)	Town	12,634	126.05
Shiju	Zhaoqing (Guangning)	Town	9,272	83.56
Gushui	Zhaoqing (Guangning)	Town	35,334	263.7
Zhouzi	Zhaoqing (Guangning)	Town	13,901	88.53
Huaicheng	Zhaoqing (Huaiji)	Town	146,839	262.02
Zhagang	Zhaoqing (Huaiji)	Town	17,665	84.83
Ao'zi	Zhaoqing (Huaiji)	Town	32,777	206.32
Wenlang	Zhaoqing (Huaiji)	Town	16,542	86.16
Gansa	Zhaoqing (Huaiji)	Town	17,429	132.21
Fenggang	Zhaoqing (Huaiji)	Town	30,477	277
Qiashui	Zhaoqing (Huaiji)	Town	28,193	529
Liangcun	Zhaoqing (Huaiji)	Town	64,952	88.9
Dagang	Zhaoqing (Huaiji)	Town	59,455	116
Gangping	Zhaoqing (Huaiji)	Town	30,116	53.78
Lengkeng	Zhaoqing (Huaiji)	Town	95,881	160.2
Maning	Zhaoqing (Huaiji)	Town	38,913	58
Langang	Zhaoqing (Huaiji)	Town	17,593	210
Yonggu	Zhaoqing (Huaiji)	Town	36,709	189
Shidong	Zhaoqing (Huaiji)	Town	54,347	325
Qiaotou	Zhaoqing (Huaiji)	Town	44,647	213
Zhongzhou	Zhaoqing (Huaiji)	Town	77.1140,524	200.4
Lianmai	Zhaoqing (Huaiji)	Town	32,394	119
Shuai	Zhaoqing (Huaiji)	Township	7,579	77.11
Jiangkou	Zhaoqing (Fengkai)	Town	65,160	177
Jiangchuan	Zhaoqing (Fengkai)	Town	8,286	120.08
Baigou	Zhaoqing (Fengkai)	Town	12,125	142.3
Dazhou	Zhaoqing (Fengkai)	Town	12,514	161.84
Yulao	Zhaoqing (Fengkai)	Town	18,187	118
He'erkou	Zhaoqing (Fengkai)	Town	21,483	368
Liandu	Zhaoqing (Fengkai)	Town	24,838	256
Xinghua	Zhaoqing (Fengkai)	Town	23,277	156.3
Luodong	Zhaoqing (Fengkai)	Town	21,205	136.83
Changgang	Zhaoqing (Fengkai)	Town	20,497	152.64
Pingfeng	Zhaoqing (Fengkai)	Town	16,901	107.67
Nanfeng	Zhaoqing (Fengkai)	Town	71,479	306
Dayukou	Zhaoqing (Fengkai)	Town	11,279	129
Duping	Zhaoqing (Fengkai)	Town	8,913	130.54
Jinzhuang	Zhaoqing (Fengkai)	Town	27,247	127.08
Chang'an	Zhaoqing (Fengkai)	Town	34,867	139.04
Decheng	Zhaoqing (Deqing)	Subdistrict	58,878	17.5
Xinxu	Zhaoqing (Deqing)	Town	23,892	138
Huilong	Zhaoqing (Deqing)	Town	17,401	132.2
Guanxu	Zhaoqing (Deqing)	Town	30,379	292
Maxu	Zhaoqing (Deqing)	Town	20,214	163.75
Gaoliang	Zhaoqing (Deqing)	Town	28,944	300
Mocun	Zhaoqing (Deqing)	Town	28,625	300
Yongfeng	Zhaoqing (Deqing)	Town	19,924	160
Wulong	Zhaoqing (Deqing)	Town	14,207	136
Bozhi	Zhaoqing (Deqing)	Town	15,308	115.3
Fengcun	Zhaoqing (Deqing)	Town	27,344	160
Yuecheng	Zhaoqing (Deqing)	Town	31,544	221
Jiushi	Zhaoqing (Deqing)	Town	24,551	152.6
Dongcheng	Zhaoqing (Sihui)	Subdistrict	101,428	46
Chengzhong	Zhaoqing (Sihui)	Subdistrict	142,577	84
Zhenshan	Zhaoqing (Sihui)	Subdistrict	35,922	100.68
Longfu	Zhaoqing (Sihui)	Town	17,979	103
Dedou	Zhaoqing (Sihui)	Town	18,351	89.7
Weizheng	Zhaoqing (Sihui)	Town	12,047	63.9
Luoyuan	Zhaoqing (Sihui)	Town	5,945	26
Jingkou	Zhaoqing (Sihui)	Town	12,669	101
Dasha	Zhaoqing (Sihui)	Town	46,120	80
Shigou	Zhaoqing (Sihui)	Town	16,170	142
Huangtian	Zhaoqing (Sihui)	Town	10,743	89.6
Jianggu	Zhaoqing (Sihui)	Town	27,177	82.4
Xiamao	Zhaoqing (Sihui)	Town	24,579	107.5

Pearl River mega-city

A 2011 article in British newspaper The Telegraph reported on a "Turn The Pearl River Delta Into One" project. The stated goal was to "mesh the transport, energy, water and telecommunications networks of the nine cities together."^[15]
(Hong Kong and Macau were not included.) However, the Chinese government denied that such a project existed.^[16]

Pollution

The Pearl River Delta is notoriously polluted,^{[citation needed]} with sewage and industrial waste treatment facilities failing to keep pace with the growth in population and industry in the area. A large portion of the pollution is brought about by factories run by Hong Kong manufacturers in the area. Much of the area is frequently covered with a brown smog. This has a strong effect on the pollution levels in the delta.^{[citation needed]}

Pollution is a great risk to the Chinese white dolphins that inhabit the area.

On March 22, 2007 the World Bank approved a $96 million loan to the PRC government to reduce water pollution in the Pearl River Delta.^[17]
On December 23, 2008 it was announced that ¥48.6 billion (about $7.1 billion) will be spent on the river by mid-2010 to clean up the river's sewage problems quoted by Zhang Hu, the director of Guangzhou municipal bureau of water affairs. The city will build about 30 water treatment plants, which will treat 2.25 million tonnes of water per day. The program hopes to cut down the amount of sewage in the area by 85%, and was also of fundamental importance for the 2010 Asian Games held in Guangzhou from November 12, 2010 to November 27, 2010.^[18]

In October 2009, Greenpeace East Asia released a report, "Poisoning the Pearl River" that detailed the results of a study it conducted in which 25 samples were collected from five manufacturing facilities in the Greater Pearl River Delta. The study concluded that all the facilities sampled were discharging waste-water containing chemicals with proven or suspected hazardous properties including beryllium, copper, manganese, and heavy metals, as well as high levels of organic chemicals.^[19]
These substances are associated with a long list of health problems such as cancer, endocrine disruption, renal failure and damage to the nervous system as well being known to harm the environment. Three of the five facilities sampled (Qingyuan Top Dragon Co. Ltd, Wing Fung P.C. Board Co. Ltd. and Techwise Qingyuan Circuit Co. Ltd. ) contained concentrations of chemicals which exceeded the limits set by Guangdong provincial effluent standards. These companies were then subjected to a Clean Production Audit according to Article 28 of China's Cleaner Production Promotion Law.^[20]
Guangdong Environmental Protection Bureau took a stance against the companies by blacklisting them.

See also

• Pearl River


• Bocca Tigris


• Metropolitan regions of China


• Yangtze River Delta


• Yellow River Delta and Bohai Sea


• National Central City


• Huangpu Bridge


• Humen Pearl River Bridge


• Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge


• Shenzhen-Zhongshan Bridge

References

Further reading

• Ma, Xiangming (S: 马向明, T: 馬向明, P: Mǎ Xiàngmíng). The integration of the city-region of the Pearl River Delta (S: 珠江三角洲城市区域的一体化, T: 珠江三角洲城市區域的一體化, P: Zhūjiāngsānjiǎozhōu Chéngshìqūyù de Yītǐhuà). Asia Pacific Viewpoint. Special Issue: China's Changing Regional Development: Trends, Strategies and Challenges in the 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015) Period, Guest editor: Peter T.Y. Cheung. Volume 53, Issue 1, pages 97–104, April 2012. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8373.2012.01478.x. First published online on 4 April 2012. Full document in English, with abstracts in English and Mandarin Chinese.
  
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External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pearl River Delta.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Pearl River Delta.

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  Economic profile for the Pearl River Delta at HKTDC
  


• Images from Scientific Visualisation Studio at NASA


• Key Cities of the Pearl River Delta


• Introducing the Pearl River Delta

Coordinates: 22°32′N 113°44′E / 22.533°N 113.733°E / 22.533; 113.733