Maoming

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茂名市
Màomíng Shì

Administration Type	Prefecture-level city
City Seat	Maonan District (21°55′N, 110°52′E)
Area	11,458 km²
Coastline	248.4 km
Population	6,705,900 (2004)
GDP - Total - Per Capita	¥75.034 billion (2004) ¥11,189 (2004)
Major Nationalities	Han
County-level divisions	6
Township-level divisions
CPC Committee Secretary	Zhou Zhenhong (周镇宏)
Mayor	Luo Yinguo (罗荫国)
Area code	668
Postal Code	525000 (Urban center) 525100-525400 (Other areas)
License Plate Prefix	粤K

Maoming (Chinese: 茂名; pinyin: Màomíng) is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Guangdong province, People's Republic of China. It borders Yunfu to the northeast, Yangjiang to the east, Zhanjiang to the southwest, the autonomous region of Guangxi to the northwest, and looks out to the South China Sea to the south.

[edit] Administration

The prefecture-level city of Maoming administers 6 county-level divisions, including 2 districts, 3 county-level cities and 1 county.

• Maonan District (茂南区)
• Maogang District (茂港区)
• Gaozhou City (高州市)
• Xinyi City (信宜市)
• Huazhou City (化州市)
• Dianbai County (电白县)

[edit] Language and culture

Maoming dialect of Cantonese, which belongs to Gaoyang group of dialects, is spoken here.

[edit] External links

• Government website of Maoming (available in Chinese and English)

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