Huangpu District, Guangzhou

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Huangpu District
—  District  —
Chinese transliteration(s)
 - Chinese 黄埔区 / 黃埔區
 - Pinyin Huángpǔ Qū
Huangpu Military School
Huangpu Military School
Huangpu District in Guangzhou
Huangpu District in Guangzhou
Country China
Region Guangzhou
Area
 - Total 122 km² (47.1 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 193,641
 - Density 122/km² (316/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code 510700
Area code(s) 020
Website: http://www.hp.gov.cn/

Huangpu District (Chinese: 黄埔区) (formerly transliterated as Whampoa) is one of the ten districts in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, People's Republic of China.

The Whampoa Military Academy was founded there in 1924.

Huangpu district is one of the industrial development districts in Guangzhou. A lot of factories and wharfs are settled in this district. Also it reside some hotels mostely used for the business people and famous canton fair.

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