Yangjiang

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阳江市
Yángjiāng Shì

Administration Type	Prefecture-level city
City Seat	Jiangcheng District (21°51′N, 111°58′E)
Area	7813.4 km²
Coastline	341.5 km (excluding islands) 390.8 km (including islands)
Population	2,628,000 (2004)
GDP - Total - Per Capita	¥27.39 billion (2004) ¥10,493 (2004)
Major Nationalities	Han
County-level divisions	4
Township-level divisions
CPC Committee Secretary	Chen Xiaochuan (陈小川)
Mayor	Lin Shaochun (林少春)
Area code	662
Postal Code	529500 (Urban center) 529600, 529800, 529900 (Other areas)
License Plate Prefix	粤Q

Yangjiang (simplified Chinese: 阳江; pinyin: Yángjiāng) is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Guangdong province, People's Republic of China. It borders Maoming to the west, Yunfu to the north, Jiangmen to the east, and looks out to the South China Sea to the south. It is famous for being the base of Yangjiang Shibazi, a knife manufacturer.

[edit] Administration

The prefecture-level city of Yangjiang administers 4 county-level divisions, including 1 districts, 1 county-level city and 2 counties.

• Jiangcheng District (江城区)
• Yangchun City (阳春市)
• Yangdong County (阳东县)
• Yangxi County (阳西县)

[edit] External links

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

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