Huadu, Guangzhou
District in Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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Huadu District is one of 11 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong, China. It is located in the far northern suburbs of the city.
Huadu
花都区 Huaxian | |
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.jpg) Hongshan in Huadu District | |
 Huadu District in Guangzhou | |
 Interactive map of Huadu | |
| Coordinates: 23°23′N 113°13′E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Sub-provincial city | Guangzhou |
| Area | |
• Total | 961 km2 (371 sq mi) |
| Population (2020[1]) | |
• Total | 1,642,360 |
| • Density | 1,710/km2 (4,430/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 510800 |
| Area code | 020 |
| Website | archived link |
| Huadu, Guangzhou | |||||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 花都区 | ||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 花都區 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jyutping | faa1 dou1 keoi1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Huādū Qū | ||||||||||||||||
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| Alternative Chinese name | |||||||||||||||||
| Chinese | 花都 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jyutping | faa1 dou1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Huādū | ||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | flower capital | ||||||||||||||||
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| Second alternative Chinese name | |||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 花县 | ||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 花縣 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jyutping | faa1 jyun2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Huāxiàn | ||||||||||||||||
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Xinhua Town is the seat of local government, and of the district CCP committee.[2]
While the Cantonese dialect is universally spoken, about 1/3 of the population consists of Hakka dialect speaking peoples.[3] The district is the ancestral home of many Overseas Chinese.
Formerly known as Hua County, it was the hometown of many Taiping Rebellion leaders like Hong Xiuquan and Hong Rengan.
History
The district was established in the Qing dynasty (1644–1911) as a county, Hua County or Huaxian (Chinese: 花县; pinyin: Huāxiàn; Cantonese Yale: Fāyún, also known as Fahsien), which was located north of the then city limits of Guangzhou. It remained a county until 1993, when it was recognized as a city and renamed as Huadu (Chinese: 花都; pinyin: Huādū; Cantonese Yale: Fādōu). In 2000, it became an attached northern suburban district of the expanded municipality of Guangzhou.
Natives of Huadu speak a dialect of Yue Chinese called Huaxian (Chinese: 花县话; Cantonese Yale: Fāyún wá or Fahsien). In addition to its population, Huadu is the hometown of approximately 300,000 overseas Chinese, including a large number in the Republic of Panama, and some in Hong Kong and Macao.[2]
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, Guangzhou's main airport, is located in the district, as is Guangzhou North Railway Station on the Wuhan–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway.
Resources
Huadu District is rich in natural resources. With a rich rainfall, Huadu is abundant in a variety of crops, vegetables, tea, litchis, bananas, longans, peanuts and sugarcane.
Jingtang Lotus Roots are thought to originate here in Jingtang Town.
The mines proved up are up to 18 varieties among which the largely-reserved and high-rank limestone, kaolin, clay and granite etc. have a bright future of mining. The district also is rich in water. The annual flux of the surface water on average for years is 1.15 billion cubic meters. There are 17 reservoirs of medium and small size in the district. The Liuxi River and Bajiang River are across the district.[4]
Administrative divisions
There are currently 4 subdistricts and 6 towns.
On 2 December 2013 three new subdistricts (Huacheng, Xiuquan, and Xinya) were established from carving out Xinhua Subdistrict, while upgrading Yayao Town into a subdistrict.[5]
| Name | Chinese (S) | Hanyu Pinyin | Canton Romanization | Population (2010)[6] | Area (km2) |
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| Xinhua Subdistrict | 新华街道 | Xīnhuá Jiēdào | san1 waa4 gaai1 dou6 | 381,311 | 29.81 |
| Huacheng Subdistrict | 花城街道 | Huāchéng Jiēdào | faa1 seng4 gaai1 dou6 | 26.56 | |
| Xinya Subdistrict | 新雅街道 | Xīnyǎ Jiēdào | san1 ngaa5 gaai1 dou6 | 20,520 | 32.98 |
| Xiuquan Subdistrict | 秀全街道 | Xiùquán Jiēdào | sau3 cyun4 gaai1 dou6 | 54.19 | |
| Timian town | 梯面镇 | Tīmiàn Zhèn | tai1 min6 zan3 | 9,516 | 91.20 |
| Huashan town | 花山镇 | Huāshān Zhèn | faa1 saan1 zan3 | 99,262 | 116.40 |
| Tanbu town | 炭步镇 | Tànbù Zhèn | taan3 bou6 zen3 | 55,797 | 113.33 |
| Chini town | 赤坭镇 | Chìní Zhèn | cek3 nai4 zen3 | 56,609 | 160.03 |
| Shiling town | 狮岭镇 | Shīlǐng Zhèn | si1 leng5 zan3 | 203,254 | 136.31 |
| Huadong town | 花东镇 | Huādōng Zhèn | faa1 dung1 zan3 | 118,736 | 208.44 |
Climate
| Climate data for Huadu, elevation 39 m (128 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 28.6 (83.5) |
29.6 (85.3) |
33.1 (91.6) |
34.8 (94.6) |
35.2 (95.4) |
38.5 (101.3) |
39.3 (102.7) |
37.9 (100.2) |
38.0 (100.4) |
36.3 (97.3) |
33.6 (92.5) |
30.0 (86.0) |
39.3 (102.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18.4 (65.1) |
19.7 (67.5) |
22.1 (71.8) |
26.4 (79.5) |
30.2 (86.4) |
32.3 (90.1) |
33.7 (92.7) |
33.7 (92.7) |
32.4 (90.3) |
29.6 (85.3) |
25.5 (77.9) |
20.6 (69.1) |
27.1 (80.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 13.8 (56.8) |
15.6 (60.1) |
18.3 (64.9) |
22.7 (72.9) |
26.2 (79.2) |
28.1 (82.6) |
29.3 (84.7) |
29.2 (84.6) |
27.9 (82.2) |
24.9 (76.8) |
20.5 (68.9) |
15.6 (60.1) |
22.7 (72.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.8 (51.4) |
12.7 (54.9) |
15.5 (59.9) |
19.9 (67.8) |
23.3 (73.9) |
25.4 (77.7) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.1 (79.0) |
24.7 (76.5) |
21.5 (70.7) |
17.0 (62.6) |
12.2 (54.0) |
19.6 (67.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 1.4 (34.5) |
2.3 (36.1) |
2.7 (36.9) |
9.0 (48.2) |
14.6 (58.3) |
18.6 (65.5) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.9 (71.4) |
15.7 (60.3) |
10.3 (50.5) |
4.5 (40.1) |
0.7 (33.3) |
0.7 (33.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 51.9 (2.04) |
51.0 (2.01) |
117.1 (4.61) |
206.6 (8.13) |
307.7 (12.11) |
366.1 (14.41) |
233.5 (9.19) |
236.7 (9.32) |
173.3 (6.82) |
70.5 (2.78) |
37.0 (1.46) |
37.9 (1.49) |
1,889.3 (74.37) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.9 | 10.1 | 15.3 | 15.8 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 17.4 | 16.2 | 11.7 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 149.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 69 | 74 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 79 | 78 | 74 | 66 | 66 | 64 | 74 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 119.6 | 88.8 | 68.0 | 82.0 | 127.8 | 149.8 | 211.1 | 201.9 | 197.1 | 206.3 | 177.5 | 165.5 | 1,795.4 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 36 | 28 | 18 | 21 | 31 | 37 | 51 | 51 | 54 | 58 | 54 | 50 | 41 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[7][8] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
Metro
Huadu is currently service by two metro line operated by Guangzhou Metro:
People
- March Fong Eu, ancestry
- Hong Xiuquan (Fuyuan Springs)
