District in Guangdong, People's Republic of China
Conghua District, alternately romanized as Tsungfa,[a] is one of 11 urban districts and the northernmost district of the prefecture-level city of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, China. Conghua connects the Pearl River Delta with the mountainous area of northern Guangdong.[5] Within China, it is known for its hot springs[6] and lychees.[7] It covers an area of 1,974.15 km2 (762.22 sq mi), with a population of 543.377 in 2006. Its GDP was RMB10.369 billion (US$2,360 per person).[when?]
History
Under the Qing, the area was known as Conghua County. It was subsequently upgraded to county-level city status and then, on 12 February 2014, to an urban district of Guangzhou.[8]
Administrative divisions
Climate
See also
Notes
- ^ The Postal Map spelling was based on the name's local Cantonese pronunciation. The name has also been romanized Tsung-fa,[2] Ts'ung-hwa,[3] and Tsung-hwa-heën.
References
Citations
- ^ "Guangzhou: Subdivision". Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ Baynes, T. S., ed. (1878), "China" , Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 5 (9th ed.), New York: Charles Scribner's Sons
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Kwang-Tung" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. XV (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- ^ "2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:从化市" (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
- ^ "Conghua Hot Springs". Archived from the original on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- ^ Lychee
- ^ "黄埔萝岗合二为一 增城从化撤市改区". Nandu(南都网). Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ^ 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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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
Bibliography
- Gutzlaff, Charles (1838), China Opened, or, A Display of the Topography, History, Customs, Manners, Arts, Manufactures, Commerce, Literature, Religion, Jurisprudence, Etc. of the Chinese Empire, Vol. II, London: Smith, Elder, & Co..
External links
- Official website of Guangdong Province
- Official website of Conghua Government
- Guangzhou International Website - English version Archived 26 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- Lychee Festival[permanent dead link]