Huadu District

Huadu
花都区
District


  Huadu District in Guangzhou
Coordinates: 23°24′N 113°13′E / 23.400°N 113.217°E / 23.400; 113.217Coordinates: 23°24′N 113°13′E / 23.400°N 113.217°E / 23.400; 113.217
Country People's Republic of China
Province Guangdong
Sub-provincial city Guangzhou
Area
 • Total 961 km2 (371 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 636,706
 • Density 660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code 510800
Area code(s) 020
Website http://www.huadu.gov.cn/
Huadu District
Simplified Chinese 花都区
Traditional Chinese 花都區
Cantonese Yale Fādōu Kēui
Hanyu Pinyin Huādu Qū
Alternative Chinese name
Chinese 花都
Cantonese Yale Fādōu
Hanyu Pinyin Huādu
Literal meaning flower capital
Second alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese 花县
Traditional Chinese 花縣
Cantonese Yale Fāyún
Hanyu Pinyin Huāxiàn

Huadu District is a district of the sub-provincial city of Guangzhou, in Guangdong, China. It is located in the far northern suburbs of the city.

Xinhua Town is the seat of local government, and of the district CCP committee.[1]

History

The district was established in the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911) as a county, Hua County or Huaxian (Chinese: 花县; pinyin: Huāxiàn; Cantonese Yale: Fāyún, also known as Fahsien), which was located north of the then city limits of Guangzhou. It remained a county until 1993, when it was recognized as a city and renamed as Huadu (Chinese: 花都; pinyin: Huādu; Cantonese Yale: Fādōu). In 2000, it became an attached northern suburban district of the expanded municipality of Guangzhou.

Natives of Huadu speak a dialect of Yue Chinese called Huaxian (Chinese: 花县话; Cantonese Yale: Fāyún wá or Fahsien). In addition to its population, Huadu is the hometown of approximately 300,000 overseas Chinese, including some in Hong Kong and Macao.[1]

Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, Guangzhou's main airport, is located in the district, as is Guangzhou North Railway Station on the Wuhan–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway.

Administrative divisions

Name Chinese (S) Hanyu Pinyin Canton Romanization Population (2010)[2] Area (km2)
Xinhua Subdistrict 新华街道 Xīnhuá Jiēdào sen1 wa4 gai1 dou6 381,311 29.81
Huacheng Subdistrict 花城街道 Huāchéng Jiēdào fa1 xing4 gai1 dou6 26.56
Xinya Subdistrict 新雅街道 Xīnyǎ Jiēdào sen1 nga5 gai1 dou6 20,520 32.98
Xiuquan Subdistrict 秀全街道 Xiùquán Jiēdào seo3 qun4 gai1 dou6 54.19
Timian Town 梯面镇 Tīmiàn Zhèn tei1 min6 zen3 9,516 91.20
Huashan Town 花山镇 Huāshān Zhèn fa1 san1 zen3 99,262 116.40
Tanbu Town 炭步镇 Tànbù Zhèn tan3 bou6 zen3 55,797 113.33
Chini Town 赤坭镇 Chìní Zhèn cég3 nei4 zen3 56,609 160.03
Shiling Town 狮岭镇 Shīlǐng Zhèn xi1 léng5 zen3 203,254 136.31
Huadong Town 花东镇 Huādōng Zhèn fa1 dung1 zen3 118,736 208.44

Transportation

Metro

Huadu is currently service by one metro line operated by Guangzhou Metro:

Sister cities

References

  1. 1 2 "A Survey of Huadu District". lifeofguangzhou.com. 2006. Huadu district has a 720,000 population. It is the hometown of many overseas Chinese, and it has approximate 300,000 overseas Chinese and Hong Kong and Macao compatriots.
  2. ↑ shi, Guo wu yuan ren kou pu cha ban gong; council, Guo jia tong ji ju ren kou he jiu ye tong ji si bian = Tabulation on the 2010 population census of the people's republic of China by township / compiled by Population census office under the state; population, Department of; statistics, employment statistics national bureau of (2012). Zhongguo 2010 nian ren kou pu cha fen xiang, zhen, jie dao zi liao (Di 1 ban. ed.). Beijing Shi: Zhongguo tong ji chu ban she. ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.
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