Nansha District

For the state-level new area, see Nansha New Area.
Nansha
南沙区
District

Nansha Temple of Tianhou (Mazu)


  Nansha in Guangzhou
Coordinates: 22°50′18″N 113°36′30″E / 22.83833°N 113.60833°E / 22.83833; 113.60833Coordinates: 22°50′18″N 113°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 (2012)
 • Total 260,000
 • Density 320/km2 (840/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Area code(s) 020
Website http://www.gzns.gov.cn/
Nansha District
Simplified Chinese 南沙区
Traditional Chinese 南沙區
Canton Romanization nam4 sa1 kêu1
Hanyu Pinyin Nánshā Qū
Alternative Chinese name
Chinese 南沙
Canton Romanization nam4 sa1
Hanyu Pinyin Nánshā
Literal meaning south sands
Nansha Sunflowers Garden

Nansha District, is a district of Guangzhou, 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 (国家级新区) as Nansha New Area the sixth such area.[1]

Administrative divisions

Name Chinese (S) Hanyu Pinyin Canton Romanization Population (2010)[2] Area (km2)
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 hed6 zen3 73,078 74.48

Transportation

Metro

Nansha is currently served by one metro line operated by Guangzhou Metro:

References

  1. ↑ 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."
  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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