Huizhou

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惠州市
Hùizhōu Shì
Huizhou is highlighted on this map
Administration Type Prefecture-level city
City Seat Huicheng District
(23°4′N 114°23′E)
Area 11,200 km²
Coastline 223.6 km
Population 2,932,200 (2004)
GDP
- Total
- Per Capita
 
¥68.514 billion (2004)
¥23,642 (2004)
Major Nationalities Han
County-level divisions 5
Township-level divisions
CPC Committee Secretary Liu Jinzhou (柳锦州)
Mayor Huang Yebin (黄业斌)
Area code 752
Postal Code 516000
(Urban center)
516100-516300, 516800
(Other areas)
License Plate Prefix 粤L

Huizhou (Simplified Chinese: 惠州; pinyin: Hùizhōu) is a prefecture-level city in Guangdong province, People's Republic of China. Part of the Pearl River Delta, Huizhou borders the provincial capital of Guangzhou to the west, Shaoguan to the north, Heyuan to the northeast, Shanwei to the east, Shenzhen and Dongguan to the southwest, and looks out to the South China Sea to the south.

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[edit] Administration

The prefecture-level city of Huizhou administers 5 county-level divisions, including 2 districts and 3 counties.

  • Huicheng District (惠城区)
  • Huiyang District (惠阳区)
  • Boluo County (博罗县)
  • Huidong County (惠东县)
  • Longmen County (龙门县)

[edit] Economy

Huizhou gradually gained benefit from the Chinese economic reform in the late 1980s. The bloosm of real estate market attracted capital investment from Hong Kong and Taiwan, together with the establishment of factories and plants by these foreign investment.

In the provincial economic development strategy, Huizhou is regarded as a site for a world-class petrochemical industry, as well as the hub for solidifying information technology, and expanding exports and trades.

[edit] Education

  • Huizhou University (惠州大学)
  • Huizhou Radio and Television University (惠州市广播电视大学)

[edit] External links


Prefecture-level divisions of Guangdong
Sub-provincial cities: Guangzhou | Shenzhen
Prefecture-level cities: Chaozhou | Dongguan | Foshan | Heyuan | Huizhou
Jiangmen | Jieyang | Maoming | Meizhou | Qingyuan | Shantou | Shanwei
Shaoguan | Yangjiang | Yunfu | Zhanjiang | Zhaoqing | Zhongshan | Zhuhai
List of Guangdong County-level divisions