Yangjiang

Yangjiang 阳江市
Prefecture-level city
Hailing Island in Yangjiang
Location of Yangjiang City jurisdiction in Guangdong
Yangjiang Location in China
Coordinates: 21°51′N 111°58′E / 21.850°N 111.967°E / 21.850; 111.967
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Guangdong
County-level divisions	4
Municipal seat	Jiangcheng District
Government
Area
• Prefecture-level city	7,955.27 km2 (3,071.55 sq mi)
• Urban	779.69 km2 (301.04 sq mi)
• Metro	2,482.5 km2 (958.5 sq mi)
Elevation	4 m (13 ft)
Population (2010 census)
• Prefecture-level city	2,421,748
• Density	300/km2 (790/sq mi)
• Urban	676,857
• Urban density	870/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
• Metro	1,119,619
• Metro density	450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Area code(s)	0662
GDP	¥27.39 billion (2004)
GDP per capita	¥10,493 (2004)
License Plate	粤Q
Major Nationalities	Han

Yangjiang, formerly romanized as Yeungkong,^{[lower-alpha 1]} is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Guangdong Province in the People's Republic of China. It borders Maoming to the west, Yunfu to the north, Jiangmen to the east, and looks out to the South China Sea to the south. The local dialect is the Gaoyang dialect, a branch of Cantonese. During the 2010 census, its population was 2,421,748 inhabitants of whom 1,119,619 lived in the built-up (or metro) and largely urbanized area comprising Jiangcheng District and Yangdong County.

History

Under the Qing, Yangjiang County made up part of the commandery of Zhaoqing.^[3] It was later split off as a separate prefecture in its own right.

Administration

The prefecture-level city of Yangjiang administers 4 county-level divisions, including 2 districts, 1 county-level city and 1 counties.

Map
Jiangcheng Yangdong Yangxi County Yangchun (city)
Name	Simplified Chinese	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2010 census)	Area (km2)	Density (/km2)
Jiangcheng District	江城区	Jiāngchéng Qū	676,857	779,69	868
Yangdong District	阳东区	Yángdōng Qū	442,762	1,702.8	260
Yangxi County	阳西县	Yángxī Xiàn	452,625	1,435	315
Yangchun	阳春市	Yángchūn Shì	849,505	4,037.8	210

Yangjiang is located, 2:30 hours from Guangzhou by bus. Notable areas include the Zhapo Beach and Hailing Island near Shapa Town.

Economy

Yangjiang is the base of Yangjiang Shibazi, a knife manufacturer.

Geography

The city is named for the Yang River.

The city was hit by a magnitude 5.9 earthquake on July 25, 1969 which killed over 3,000 people. The area is known for its relatively high levels of natural background radiation.^[4]

Climate

Yangjiang has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa), with mild to warm winters and long, hot (but not especially so) summers, and very humid conditions year-round. Winter begins sunny and dry but becomes progressively wetter and cloudier. Spring is generally overcast, while summer brings the heaviest rains of the year though is much sunnier; there are 12.6 days with 50 mm (1.97 in) or more rainfall. Autumn is sunny and dry. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 15.1 °C (59.2 °F) in January to 28.2 °C (82.8 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 22.48 °C (72.5 °F). The annual rainfall is around 2,440 mm (96 in), close to two-thirds of which occurs from May to August. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 18% in May to 55% in October, the city receives 1,757 hours of bright sunshine annually.

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Citations

Bibliography

• Bolton, Kingsley; et al. (1941), Triad Societies, Vol. 5, Abingdon: Routledge , reprinted 2000.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yangjiang.

• Government website of Yangjiang (Chinese) (English)
• Official Yangjiang Travel Site (English)