Nansha 南沙区 / 南沙新区 | |
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 Nansha Marina | |
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 Nansha in Guangzhou | |
| Coordinates:22°50′18″N113°36′30″E / 22.83833°N 113.60833°E /22.83833; 113.60833 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Sub-provincial city | Guangzhou |
| Area | |
• Total | 803 km2 (310 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 846,584 |
| • Density | 1,050/km2 (2,730/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 511455 |
| Area code | 020 |
| Website | http://www.gzns.gov.cn/ |
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| Simplified Chinese | 南沙区 | ||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 南沙區 | ||||||||||||||
| Guangdong Romanization | nam4 sa1 kêu1 | ||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Nánshā Qū | ||||||||||||||
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| Alternative Chinese name | |||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 南沙新区 | ||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 南沙新區 | ||||||||||||||
| Guangdong Romanization | nam4 sa1 sen1 kêu1 | ||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Nánshā Xīnqū | ||||||||||||||
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| Second alternative Chinese name | |||||||||||||||
| Chinese | 南沙 | ||||||||||||||
| Guangdong Romanization | nam4 sa1 | ||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Nánshā | ||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | south sands | ||||||||||||||
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Nansha District andNansha New Area is one of 11urban districts, the southernmost district, and astate-level new area of theprefecture-level city ofGuangzhou, the capital ofGuangdong Province,China. It is the home of the present-dayport of Guangzhou, as well as theNansha Wetland Park.
TheNansha Technology Development Zone was carved out ofPanyu District in 1993. In 2005, it was named Nansha District. In September 2012, Nansha was designated aState-level New Area as Nansha New Area, the sixth such area.[1]
Nansha is the newly establishedstate-level new area (special economic and political administration zone) under the direct control of Guangzhou Municipal Government in September 2012.[2]
In September 2012 Nansha New Area was approved by the State Council of China's Central Government as the sixthstate-level new area (followed byPudong of Shanghai,Binhai of Tianjin,Liangjiang of Chongqing,Zhoushan of Zhejiang, andLanzhou New Area, Gansu), which is also the first state-level new development area in South Central China.
Nansha District is located at the southernmost end ofGuangzhou City,Guangdong Province, facingDongguan City across the river in the east, borderingZhongshan City andShunde District inFoshan City in the west, connecting withPanyu District inGuangzhou City across the water with the Shawan Waterway as the boundary, and adjacent to Lingding, the outlet of thePearl 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.[3]
| Name | Chinese (S) | Hanyu Pinyin | Canton Romanization | Population (2010)[4] | Area (km2) |
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| Nansha Subdistrict | 南沙街道 | Nánshā Jiēdào | nam4 sa1 gai1 dou6 | 112,151 | 57.80 |
| Zhujiang Subdistrict | 珠江街道 | Zhūjiāng Jiēdào | ju1 gong1 gai1 dou6 | 28,575 | 41.50 |
| Longxue Subdistrict | 龙穴街道 | Lóngxué Jiēdào | lung4 yud6 gai1 dou6 | 44,891 | 128.90 |
| Wanqingsha Town | 万顷沙镇 | Wànqǐngshā Zhèn | man6 king2 sa1 zen3 | 319.20 | |
| Huangge Town | 黄阁镇 | Huánggé Zhèn | wong4 gog3 zen3 | 43,791 | 76.50 |
| Hengli Town | 横沥镇 | Hénglì Zhèn | wang4 lig6 zen3 | 30,492 | 54.00 |
| Dongchong Town | 东涌镇 | Dōngchōng Zhèn | dung1 chung1 zen3 | 147,228 | 92.00 |
| Dagang Town | 大岗镇 | Dàgǎng Zhèn | dai6 gong1 zen3 | 125,011 | 90.07 |
| Lanhe Town | 榄核镇 | Lǎnhé Zhèn | lam5 wed6 zen3 | 73,078 | 74.48 |
Nansha is currently served by 2 metro lines operated byGuangzhou Metro:
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