Nansha, Guangzhou

Nansha District and Nansha New Area is one of 11 urban districts, the southernmost district, and a state-level new area of the prefecture-level city of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, China. It is the home of the present-day port of Guangzhou, as well as the Nansha Wetland Park.

The Nansha Technology Development Zone was carved out of Panyu District in 1993. In 2005, it was named Nansha District. In September 2012, Nansha was designated a State-level New Area as Nansha New Area, the sixth such area.China Daily Nansha New Area launched Updated: 2012-09-13 14:56 "China has mapped out a new State-level development zone in South China's Guangdong province, the Shanghai Securities News reported on Wednesday. As the country's sixth State-level New Area, the Nansha New Area is expected to get national support from a series of preferential policies and innovation reforms on tax policy, land management, financial innovation and industrial development. The other zones are in Shanghai, Tianjin and Chongqing, as well as Zhejiang and Gansu provinces."

New area Nansha is the newly established state-level new area (special economic and political administration zone) under the direct control of Guangzhou Municipal Government in September 2012.China Daily Nansha New Area launched Updated: 2012-09-13 14:56 "China has mapped out a new State-level development zone in South China's Guangdong province, the Shanghai Securities News reported on Wednesday. As the country's sixth State-level New Area, the Nansha New Area is expected to get national support from a series of preferential policies and innovation reforms on tax policy, land management, financial innovation and industrial development. The other zones are in Shanghai, Tianjin and Chongqing, as well as Zhejiang and Gansu provinces."

In September 2012 Nansha New Area was approved by the State Council of China's Central Government as the sixth state-level new area (followed by Pudong of Shanghai, Binhai of Tianjin, Liangjiang of Chongqing, Zhoushan of Zhejiang, and Lanzhou New Area, Gansu), which is also the first state-level new development area in South Central China.

Geography Nansha District is located at the southernmost end of Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, facing Dongguan City across the river in the east, bordering Zhongshan City and Shunde District in Foshan City in the west, connecting with Panyu District in Guangzhou City across the water with the Shawan Waterway as the boundary, and adjacent to Lingding, the outlet of the Pearl River in the south. Ocean, between 22°26′～23°06′ north latitude and 113°13′～113°43′ east longitude, with a total area of 803 square kilometers.

Administrative divisions Name Chinese (S) Hanyu Pinyin Canton Romanization Population (2010) Area (km2) Nansha Subdistrict Nánshā Jiēdào nam4 sa1 gai1 dou6 112,151 57.80 Zhujiang Subdistrict Zhūjiāng Jiēdào ju1 gong1 gai1 dou6 28,575 41.50 Longxue Subdistrict Lóngxué Jiēdào lung4 yud6 gai1 dou6 44,891 128.90 Wanqingsha Town Wànqǐngshā Zhèn man6 king2 sa1 zen3 319.20 Huangge Town Huánggé Zhèn wong4 gog3 zen3 43,791 76.50 Hengli Town Hénglì Zhèn wang4 lig6 zen3 30,492 54.00 Dongchong Town Dōngchōng Zhèn dung1 chung1 zen3 147,228 92.00 Dagang Town Dàgǎng Zhèn dai6 gong1 zen3 125,011 90.07 Lanhe Town Lǎnhé Zhèn lam5 wed6 zen3 73,078 74.48

Transportation

Metro Nansha is currently served by 2 metro lines operated by Guangzhou Metro:

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Nansha, Guangzhou

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