Zhanjiang
Zhanjiang
湛江市 | |
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Zhanjiang Bay Bridge with Chikan's Skyline in the background | |
| Nickname: "Harbor City" (港城) | |
Location of Zhanjiang City jurisdiction in Guangdong | |
Zhanjiang Location in China | |
| Coordinates (Zhanjiang municipal government): 21°16′12″N 110°21′27″E / 21.2701°N 110.3575°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Municipal seat | Chikan District |
| Government | |
| • CCP Party Chief | Zheng Renhao (郑人豪) |
| • Mayor | Jiang Jianjun (姜建军) |
| Area | |
| 13,225 km2 (5,106 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 1,720.3 km2 (664.2 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,720.3 km2 (664.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| 6,981,236 | |
| • Density | 527.88/km2 (1,367.2/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,931,455 |
| • Urban density | 1,122.7/km2 (2,907.9/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,931,455 |
| • Metro density | 1,122.7/km2 (2,907.9/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 356 billion US$ 55.2 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 50,814 US$ 7,876 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 524000 |
| Area code | 759 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-GD-08 |
| Major Nationalities | Han |
| County-level divisions | 9 |
| License Plate Prefix | 粤G |
| Local dialect | |
| Website | www.zhanjiang.gov.cn |
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| Chinese | 湛江 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jyutping | zaam3gong1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | Jaamgōng | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Zhànjiāng | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Literal meaning | Azure River | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Zhanjiang is a port city in southern China, located on the Leizhou Peninsula in Guangdong province. The prefecture-level city administers the entire Leizhou Peninsula, which lies directly opposite to Haikou, the capital of the Hainan province, across the Qiongzhou Strait. It is the southernmost port on the coast of mainland China, serving as a centre of commerce and navigation for much of southwestern China. The city's built-up urban centre consists of four districts: Chikan, Xiashan, Potou, and Mazhang.
According to the 2020 census, the city's resident population was 6,981,236, down slightly from 6,994,832 in 2010—the highest decade-census figure to that date. More recent estimates (2023) place the total resident population at about 7,078,400, an all-time high, while the urban population of the built-up centre is estimated at roughly 3,402,700 (2023), also an all-time high.
In 2007, the Chinese Cities Brand Value Report ranked Zhanjiang among China's ten most livable cities.
Zhanjiang's culture is shaped by the Leizhou Peninsula, home to the distinctive Leizhou Opera (雷剧). The city also hosts a major base of the People's Liberation Army Navy.